With the Space Shuttle Program now an element of NASA’s past, the U.S. agency is pressing forward with evaluations on how best to make use of the floor space at Mission Control Center Houston now that a major element of the agency’s focus for the past 30+ years has been retired.
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Space Science in 2026: New lunar explorers, Mars missions, and space telescopes
With many missions on the manifest, the new year promises to be packed with space…
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The rocket and spacecraft that will perform the first human spaceflight to the vicinity of…
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Launch Previews: SpaceX and ISRO to launch rideshare missions into SSO
by Martin SmithSpaceX leads the week’s launch manifest with three scheduled missions and, at the time of…
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Starfish Space announce Autonomous Rendezvous and Proximity mission success with Impulse Space
by Chris BerginStarfish Space and Impulse Space have revealed the successful execution of the “Remora” mission, marking…
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Launch Roundup: Shenzhou-22 flies un-crewed to Tiangong, SpaceX launch four Falcon 9 missions
by John SharpIn another busy week of launches, SpaceX launched four Falcon 9 missions — four are…
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New Glenn’s successful static fire test clears way for launch of ESCAPADE mission
Following Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket firing its seven BE-4 engines on the first stage…
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With NASA set to decommission the International Space Station (ISS) in 2030, Vast is racing…
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Just days after the Progress MS-32 cargo ship launched to the International Space Station from…
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Launch Roundup: Cygnus XL and Progress fly cargo missions to ISS
by John SharpTwo cargo resupply missions have launched to the International Space Station this week. A Russian…
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The U.S. Department of Defense’s reusable X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) has embarked on its…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX, Chinese, and Russian missions make up busy week
Two Chinese rockets, a pair of Russian missions, a trio of Falcon 9 launches, a…
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NASA and SpaceX have launched the 11th operational crew rotation mission to the International Space…
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Axiom Mission 4 launches atop Falcon 9 on new Crew Dragon Grace
SpaceX, along with Axiom Space, launched its fourth private crewed mission to the International Space…
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Just over two years after the Japanese company ispace attempted but failed to land its…
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Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband communications mega-constellation, a future competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink service, has launched…
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Launch Roundup: China launches crew, Falcon 9 launches Bandwagon rideshare and 250th Starlink mission
by Martin SmithThis week, China has launched three taikonauts to the Tiangong space station. SpaceX’s Falcon 9…
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SpaceX launches Fram2 crewed mission to historic polar orbit
SpaceX launched its next private human spaceflight mission, Fram2, from Florida on Monday evening. The…
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Launch Roundup: Spectrum, Electron, and Falcon 9 fly missions
by Martin SmithThis week included three launches scheduled for Wednesday and the third Electron rocket to fly…