An artist’s conception shows Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 1 lander on the moon. (Blue Origin Illustration) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is aiming to send an uncrewed lander to the surface of the moon in the next 12
[02 Mar 2024] Russia acknowledges continuing air leak from its segment of space station
Roscosmos says specialists are monitoring leak, which poses no danger to crew or station. The International Space Station is one of the last remaining areas of collaboration between Russia and the west. Photograph: AP Russian space officials have acknowledged a
[01 Mar 2024] Rocket Lab pushing for first Neutron launch in 2024
An illustration of Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket. Credit: Rocket Lab WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab says it could launch its first Neutron rocket before the end of the year as it outlines a long-term vision for the company that involves its
[29 Feb 2024] NASA, SpaceX Test Starship Lunar Lander Docking System
SpaceX and NASA recently performed full-scale qualification testing of the docking system that will connect SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System (HLS) with Orion and later Gateway in lunar orbit during future crewed Artemis missions. Based on the flight-proven Dragon 2
[28 Feb 2024] SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts eager for launch to ISS on March 1: ‘Things surprise you, but we’re ready’
A new set of astronauts are ready for an International Space Station launch. SpaceX is set to launch four new astronauts on the Crew Dragon spacecraft for Crew-8, the eighth operational commercial crew mission for NASA, to the International Space
[28 Feb 2024] Maybe, just maybe, Boeing’s Starliner will finally fly astronauts this spring
The first launch of astronauts on Boeing’s Starliner capsule is targeted for April 22. Boeing’s Starliner crew module for the upcoming Crew Flight Test was mated with the spacecraft’s service module last year in Florida. We’ve heard this before, but
[27 Feb 2024] SpaceX discloses cause of Starship anomalies as it clears an FAA hurdle
Starship launches on its second flight on November 18, 2023. A little more than three months after the most recent launch of a Starship vehicle, which ended with both the booster and upper stage being lost in flight, the Federal
[26 Feb 2024] FAA Closes Starship IFT-2 Mishap Investigation
The FAA said today it has closed its mishap investigation of the second orbital flight test of SpaceX’s Starship, OFT-2, that took place last November. SpaceX must implement a set of corrective actions before the FAA will issue a license
[26 Feb 2024] Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus moon lander beams home 1st photos from lunar surface
The first private moon landing just happened, and we now have some more updates on the achievement. It has been four days since the first private moon landing took place, an event shrouded in a variety of emotions. We’ll get
[26 Feb 2024] NASA’s asteroid-impacting DART mission completely changed the shape of its target
“The implication for planetary defense is that small, rubble-pile asteroids, like Dimorphos, are very efficient to deflect, and the kinetic impactor technique would be an appropriate deflection mechanism.” An illustration of NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, as it