With preliminary design work underway on the Deep Space Habitat (DSH) for future crewed exploration of the space beyond Low Earth Orbit, the configurations of the proposed craft, as well as its auxiliary support craft, are beginning to take shape as NASA eyes a multi-use approach for the aggregate vehicle that would be tasked with actually carrying humans into “deep space.”
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Blue OriginCommercialSpaceX
Launch Roundup: New Glenn set for maiden flight, Falcon 9 missions end and start the year
by Martin SmithFollowing an exceptionally busy December, this week started the new year with only four scheduled…
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Blue OriginOtherSpaceXVulcan
New Glenn flight preparations in focus, Stoke Space moving in, SpaceX fleet in port at the Cape
Florida’s Space Coast is seeing continued activity behind the scenes to prepare for upcoming flights…
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After years of anticipation, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner capsule has flown its first crew into space…
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CommercialEuropeanInternational
RFA static fires at SaxaVord Spaceport as other UK spaceports continue to develop
by John SharpRocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), from Augsburg, Germany, appears to have made a significant step toward…
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Blue OriginCommercialISSNorthrop GrummanSNC/Dream Chaser
Sierra Space tests upcoming in-space habitat as other commercial space stations continue development
by John SharpOn Jan. 21, Sierra Space performed an “ultimate burst pressure test” on a full-scale model…
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The combined Ariane 6 launcher task force, consisting of ESA, CNES, and ArianeGroup, has reported…
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Silently floating through the universe are cosmic objects that are both too large to be…
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CommercialScienceUncrewedVulcan
Vulcan successfully launches Peregrine lunar lander on inaugural flight
by Aaron McCreaUnited Launch Alliance (ULA) has done its part in returning the US to the Moon…
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The long-awaited maiden flight of Ariane 6 is scheduled to take place between June 15…
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For only the second time, VSS Unity, Virgin Galactic’s suborbital space plane, was transformed into…
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EuropeanInternationalOtherScience
SpaceX launches ESA’s Euclid Telescope to explore the dark universe
SpaceX launched its 45th mission of the year, carrying the Euclid telescope from the European…
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Europe has just completed the first successful hot-fire test of its reusable Prometheus engine integrated…
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CommercialInternationalOther
This Week In Spaceflight: Vulcan fires up, Canadian fires from space, and JWST deep field data
A variety of methalox rockets are approaching launch, with the United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan…
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OtherScience
Webb unveils the secrets of the early universe via deep field, peers into stellar nurseries
With help from the joint NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope (JWST),…
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Just over six months ago the European Space Agency (ESA) revealed the much-anticipated Ariane 6…
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One of the most iconic launch sites in the world, Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Space…
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CommercialInternationalSpaceXUncrewed
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 carrying private Japanese moon lander
SpaceX has used its Falcon 9 rocket to send a privately funded mission toward the…
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EuropeanInternationalUncrewed
Euclid moving into final phase of testing following integration milestone
by Lee KanayamaThe European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Euclid space telescope has moved closer to launch after prime…
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EuropeanInternationalUncrewed
Themis tanking test marks milestone in ESA’s path to reusability
by Adrian BeilThe ESA (European Space Agency) has taken a major step towards developing reusable rockets with…