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New Glenn set to launch on third mission, reuse booster for the first time
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (1153+ words) Just over five months after the launch of its second mission, Blue Origin's partially reusable New Glenn rocket is poised to launch from Florida early Sunday morning. The mission will mark Blue Origin's first attempt at reusing a New Glenn…...
Vast unveils Astronaut Flight Suit and revolutionary Large Docking Adapter
4+ hour ago (632+ words) Commercial space station developer Vast has blended fashion with functionality while laying groundwork for the next generation of orbital infrastructure. The company revealed its new Astronaut Flight Suit, designed for crews on its upcoming Haven-1 station and future missions, alongside…...
Expedition 74 sees vehicle departures and a spacewalk during March
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (551+ words) March was another busy month onboard the International Space Station, with the Expedition 74 crew overseeing three vehicle departures and one arrival. The crew also conducted the first spacewalk of the year, U. S. Spacewalk 94, and talked with the Artemis II crew on…...
Isar Aerospace scrubs second launch of Spectrum rocket again
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1044+ words) The European private space launch provider Isar Aerospace, headquartered in Ottobrunn, Germany, is planning to fly its Spectrum small satellite launcher on its second flight. About a year after Spectrum's first flight failed, the company was set to try again…...
Space X complete Booster 19 testing at upgraded Massey's
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (878+ words) In a welcome return to active flight vehicle testing after setbacks and facility upgrades, Space X made strong progress with Super Heavy Booster 19 (B19) at its Massey's test site before returning it to Mega Bay 1 for engine installation. The Block 3 booster,…...
Booster 19 Rolls out to Masseys for Cryogenic Proof Testing
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (901+ words) Following Booster 18s failure during a pressure test, Space X went ahead and set a new record for stacking a booster in the Starship Program, to try and get Block 3 and the program at large back on track. And this weekend,…...
America's Rocket Factory comes Full Circle with Artemis
2+ week, 6+ day ago (787+ words) As NASA prepares for its long-awaited return of crewed launches beyond low Earth orbit with Artemis II, the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans has served as America's premier rocket factory for more than six decades, spanning three major…...
Starship Block 3 and HLS: The path to get back to the Moon
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1026+ words) Amid numerous questions about whether Space X can have the Human Landing System (HLS) variant of Starship ready in time for Artemis 3, the company released a significant amount of information on its progress with HLS and Starship in relation to…...
The Future of the Starship Program, Block 3 and Mars
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (1162+ words) Space X CEO Elon Musk gave a talk to employees inside the Starfactory, laying out the future of the Starship Program in terms of hardware and reuse. He also revealed Space X's ambitious plan to colonize Mars over the next…...
Ship 39 and Booster 19 Roll out for Static Fire Testing
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (1415+ words) Following the successful return of Orion, attention for the Artemis program has now shifted to Space X and Blue Origin to prepare a crewed lander in time for Artemis III. For Space X, this means getting Starship Block 3 flying and fully…...