Fresh off its highly successful NG-2 flight, which launched the ESCAPADE Mars probes and featured a successful booster landing, Blue Origin unveiled the Blue Moon Mk1 robotic lander due to fly in 2026, possibly on New Glenn’s next flight. In addition, the company announced its future New Glenn 9×4 rocket while giving the current New Glenn the 7×2 designation. What’s more, Blue Origin also shared details about its Blue Ring tug and satellite bus, as well as revealing a new deployable aerobrake to enable future Mars missions.
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NASA Unveils Potential Evidence of Ancient Martian Life in Peculiar Rock Patterns
An international team of scientists has revealed that unusual leopard-spot patterns on a Martian rock…
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Impulse Space unveils upgraded Mira spacecraft, expanding capabilities beyond LEO
by Ryan CatonImpulse Space, the aerospace firm founded by Tom Mueller—the engineering mastermind behind SpaceX’s Merlin and…
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Gilmour’s Eris fails during maiden launch, but positives can be found
by Ryan CatonThe first Australian-built Orbital Rocket just took flight for the first time – but it…
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CommercialInternational
Gilmour Space’s Eris rocket fails initial test flight from Australia
by Martin SmithGilmour Space launched the first test flight of its homegrown Eris rocket, which aims to…
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Firefly Alpha launches FLTA006 Message In A Booster mission but fails to reach orbit
Firefly Aerospace launched its Alpha rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, but the…
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Isar Aerospace launches Spectrum, fails early in first stage flight
Isar Aerospace, based near Munich, Germany, made the first-ever launch attempt of its Spectrum two-stage…
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PLD Space unveiled an aggressive 10-year plan last month at the company’s new headquarters building…
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Polaris Dawn on hold; SpaceX booster fails on landing
by Aaron McCreaAnother busy week of spaceflight activities contained a landing failure of a Falcon 9 booster…
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In May 1989, NASA launched its Magellan mission to Venus with the goal of mapping…
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In the last few weeks, China has not only conducted several launches — of which…
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Launch Roundup: Rocket Lab fails during “We Will Never Desert You” launch; SpaceX launches two boosters for 17th time
The week of Sept. 18 through Sept. 24 is set to see four orbital launches,…
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China details next generation crew launcher; Venezuela joins the Lunar base
by Adrian BeilChina’s impressive launch cadence took a break in July 2023 with only three launches from…
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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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North Korea’s Chollima-1 rocket fails to reach orbit, debris recovered by South Korea
North Korea has carried out its first satellite launch attempt in seven years, with a…
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Japan’s maiden launch of H3 rocket fails during second stage flight
by Adrian BeilJAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launched – at the second attempt – to maiden launch…
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ABL Space Systems (ABL) has launched the debut flight of the RS1 launch vehicle on…
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Virgin Orbit attempted to carry out the first satellite launch from the United Kingdom on…
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Chinese Zhuque-2 fails during first methalox orbital launch attempt
by Adrian BeilThe first attempt to launch an orbital methane rocket was not successful. China’s LandSpace launched…
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Six months after its first first-stage recovery attempt, Rocket Lab tried its hand at booster…