Founded in 2017 in Golden, Colorado, Lunar Outpost has rapidly evolved from a commercial lunar mobility startup to a key player in NASA’s Artemis program. On December 4, 2025, the company announced its selection for the Artemis IV mission, marking a significant transition from purely commercial operations to direct integration with NASA’s flagship crewed lunar exploration program.
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Launch Roundup: China, Russia, Rocket Lab, ULA join SpaceX in flying this week
The upcoming launch week, starting on Monday, Dec. 8, is a very busy one as…
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Fresh off its highly successful NG-2 flight, which launched the ESCAPADE Mars probes and featured…
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Launch Roundup: Launch manifest to feature 10 launches during first week of December
by Sean YoderThe first week of December features 10 orbital launches from six different providers across four…
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SpaceX launched 140 commercial payloads to Sun-synchronous orbit on its sixth rideshare mission of the…
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Launch Roundup: Soyuz launches ISS crew; Vega C and Falcon 9 launch customer missions
by John SharpThis week has seen seven launches from five different rockets from across the world. SpaceX…
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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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How space weather events impact launches, orbiting spacecraft, and our future in space
by Sean YoderWhen Blue Origin scrubbed the launch of its NG-2 mission on its New Glenn rocket…
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Blue Origin launches ESCAPADE on New Glenn, successfully lands first stage booster
Following a successful first flight in January, Blue Origin successfully launched its heavy-lift New Glenn…
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Dream Chaser proceeding, hits milestones despite uncertain future
Dream Chaser, the vehicle that has been likened to a miniature version of NASA’s space…
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Firefly Aerospace has pinpointed a minor hydrocarbon contamination as the root cause of a combustion…
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Launch Roundup: New Glenn, Viasat, & Sentinel-6B highlight busy week of launches
This week’s launch schedule featured two high-profile launches that were pushed back after scrubs from…
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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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Launch Roundup: Ariane 6 flies, Atlas V and New Glenn both scrub during busy week
by John SharpThis week’s launch manifest featured twelve missions launching on nine different rockets, including the first…
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With NASA set to decommission the International Space Station (ISS) in 2030, Vast is racing…
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Relativity completes Terran R thrust section, continues testing ahead of first launch
While SpaceX’s Falcon family continues to demonstrate reliable reuse of its first stages and fairings,…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 launches five missions in one week
by John SharpFollowing the successful flight of Starship Flight 11 on Monday, SpaceX continued its impressive launch…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 to launch three times, Blue Origin to launch crew
by Aaron McCreaSpaceX leads the launch manifest for the first whole week of October with two Falcon…
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Rocket Lab’s ambitious push to launch its Neutron medium-lift rocket before the end of the…
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SpaceX is scheduled to launch up to three times this week, with each mission planned…