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SpaceX just took a big step toward reusing Starship’s Super Heavy booster
Once engineers finished that work, they transported the booster to SpaceX’s test site in McGregor,…
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Four private astronauts launch on first human mission to fly over the poles
The firsts of Fram2 Fram2 is breaking new ground in other areas, too. It's the…
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The first flight of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket lasted just 40 seconds
Robert Habeck, Germany's vice chancellor and economy minister, said Europe's "unhindered access to space is…
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ESA finally has a commercial launch strategy, but will member states pay?
Open your checkbook, please ESA's governance structure isn't favorable for taking quick action. On one…
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This launcher is about to displace the V-2 as Germany’s largest rocket
Europe's flagship Ariane 5 rocket retired in 2023, a year before its replacement—the Ariane 6—debuted…
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Here’s the secret to how Firefly was able to nail its first lunar landing
"You want to avoid that," Coogan told Ars before Blue Ghost's launch. "What you can…
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The Starship program hits another speed bump with second consecutive failure
The flight plan going into Thursday's mission called for sending Starship on a journey halfway…
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Firefly’s picture-perfect Moon landing shows the way for lunar exploration
Firefly Aerospace became the first commercial company to make a picture-perfect landing on the Moon…
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SpaceX readies a redo of last month’s ill-fated Starship test flight
FAA’s green light The FAA confirmed Friday it issued a launch license earlier this week…
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The Moon’s next robotic visitor is lining up for landing this weekend
CEDAR PARK, Texas—Early Sunday morning, while most of America is sleeping, a couple dozen engineers…