Northrop Grumman conducted the first test firing of its Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) five-segment solid rocket motor at its Promontory production and test site in Utah. The Development Motor 1 (DM-1) fired Thursday, June 26, at 12:25 PM MDT (18:25 UTC) and lasted for close to two minutes and 20 seconds, burning over 1.4 million pounds of propellant.
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Booster 14 Reflies, SpaceX already preparing next vehicle for Primary Objectives
by Ryan WeberStarship Flight 9 is in the books, and SpaceX reflew a Super Heavy Booster and,…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave a talk to employees inside the Starfactory, laying out the…
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The SLS program continues with preparations for the first human spaceflight to the Moon’s vicinity…
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Cape launch sites bustling with activity, New Glenn and Starship preparations underway
While several Cape Canaveral launch sites remain busy with launches from SpaceX, ULA, and Blue…
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Blue Ghost successfully starts lunar surface mission while IM-2 lands sideways
NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program is now seeing more results from the work…
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SpaceX launched its second lunar mission of 2025, just over a month after flying the…
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NASA’s CLPS program accelerates as two landers head for the Moon
As NASA focuses on returning humans to the Moon with Artemis, commercial providers are gearing…
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Ship 33 and Booster 14 lifted off at 4:37 PM CST from Starbase, Texas, for…
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Launch Roundup: New Glenn and Starship headline a week dominated by SpaceX missions
by John SharpSpaceX dominated this week’s launch manifest with two Falcon 9 missions and the seventh flight…
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The Artemis II mission, humanity’s first crewed mission to the vicinity of the Moon since…
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Another Starship flight is in the books after a flawless countdown and waiting through the…
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Boeing finishing expansion of NASA SLS Core Stage production facilities at KSC
by Philip SlossNASA and Space Launch System core stage prime contractor Boeing are working to finish activating…
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NASA’s Space Launch System, the other Saturn V-class heavy lift vehicle launched this decade, is…
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Prime contractor Boeing rolled out the second Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage on July…
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Initial Gateway elements beginning systems integration while NASA works on a launch date
by Philip SlossThe two elements that will make up the initial Gateway capability for NASA’s Artemis campaign…
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NASA Updates on Starship Refueling, as SpaceX Prepares Flight 4 of Starship
by Adrian BeilIn a recent update to the NASA Advisory Council Human Exploration and Operations Committee, the…
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NASA, Lockheed Martin working to resolve Artemis II Orion issues, deliver spacecraft around summer’s end
by Philip SlossNASA is working with Orion spacecraft prime contractor Lockheed Martin to resolve a handful of…
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SpaceX launches Intuitive Machines IM-1 mission from Florida
by John SharpA SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a lunar lander for Intuitive Machines (IM) of Houston, Texas.…
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While Artemis II schedule remains uncertain, NASA EGS preparing to be ready and waiting for stacking
by Philip SlossAt the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program continues to prepare…