The mission, known as NS-25, sent six people on a brief trip to suborbital space today (May 19) Blue Origin’s nearly two-year human spaceflight drought is over. Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company launched its NS-25 mission today (May 19), sending six
[16 May 2024] Georgia law signed by Gov. Kemp scraps plans for Spaceport Camden
Georgia county files suit to force land sale for spaceport – This artist’s sketch provided by Spaceport Camden shows the launch pad complex of the proposed Spaceport Camden in Camden County, Ga. The owner of a large industrial site on
[16 May 2024] New Shepard’s Crewed NS-25 Mission Targets Liftoff on May 19
Blue Origin announced today its seventh human flight, NS-25, will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas on Sunday, May 19. The launch window opens at 8:30 AM CDT / 1330 UTC. The webcast on BlueOrigin.com will
[16 May 2024] Lithuania becomes 40th nation to sign Artemis Accords for moon exploration
The United States’ roster of moon partners continues to grow. Aušrinė Armonaitė, Lithuanian Minister of Economy and Innovation, signs the Artemis Accords in the presence of United States Ambassador Kara C. McDonald at a ceremony in conjunction with Vilnius Space
[07 May 2024] Rocket issue scrubs launch of Starliner crewed test flight
The Atlas 5 rocket and Starliner spacecraft on the pad before the scrubbed May 6 launch. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Controllers scrubbed the first attempt to launch Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner on a crewed test flight May
[05 May 2024] Minutes of the Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Experimental Rocket Propulsion Society was held on May 4 as previously announced. Meeting start was planned for 3:00pm, but delayed to allow other voting members to attend. At 4:14pm, members present agreed to start the
[04 May 2024] Dick Rutan, who set an aviation milestone when he flew nonstop around the world, is dead at 85
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Burt Rutan was alarmed to see the plane he had designed was so loaded with fuel that the wing tips started dragging along the ground as it taxied down the runway. He grabbed the radio
[04 May 2024] China launches first probe to collect samples from far side of Moon
The probe is set to land in the immense South Pole-Aitken Basin, one of the largest known impact craters in the solar system. by Hector Retamal with Qian Ye Wenchang, China (AFP) May 03, 2024 China launched a probe on
[04 May 2024] Boeing Starliner spacecraft ‘go’ for 1st astronaut launch on May 6, NASA says
Starliner will rocket to space on Monday (May 6), if all goes according to plan. NASA astronauts Suni Williams (foreground) and Butch Wilmore wearing Boeing spacesuits in the Starliner spacecraft simulator at NASA’s Johnson Space Center during emergency training on
[02 May 2024] NASA says Artemis II report by its inspector general is unhelpful and redundant
“The redundancy in the above recommendations does not help.” Orion, the Moon, and Earth in one photo in December 2022. NASA’s acting inspector general, George A. Scott, released a report Wednesday that provided an assessment of NASA’s readiness to launch