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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…
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German startup to attempt the first orbital launch from Western Europe
The nine-engine first stage for Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket lights up on the launch pad…
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Rocket Report: Another hiccup with SpaceX upper stage; Japan’s H3 starts strong
Welcome to Edition 7.30 of the Rocket Report! The US government relies on SpaceX for…
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Boeing has now lost $2B on Starliner, but still silent on future plans
NASA plans to retire the International Space Station around 2030, so the opportunities are dwindling…