Blue Origin has quietly been making progress on its orbital New Glenn vehicle, evident by new hardware and test sightings. This progress has been made alongside the ongoing investigation into an in-flight abort of the fourth suborbital New Shepard mission of the year, which continues to keep that program grounded.
"Fairing"
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After a year of solid success with Falcon 9 fairing recovery and reuse, SpaceX has…
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Continuing with their high launch cadence, SpaceX has successfully launched another Falcon 9, this time…
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ChineseInternationalUncrewed
China tests fairing recovery technologies on Long March 2C launch with four satellites
by Joseph NavinThe China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) launched a Long March/Chang Zheng 2C rocket…
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CommercialSpaceX
SpaceX evolving fairing recovery plans, taking advantage of Octagrabber in pursuit of rapid reusability
SpaceX set a company record with 25 orbital launches in 2020. All but five of…
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China launched the Gaofen-14 surveying and mapping satellite on Saturday. The launch took place at…
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Last Thursday, SpaceX performed its first full-blown fairing recovery test during the Falcon 9 launch…
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SpaceX has launched with the debuting of an upgraded payload fairing for the Falcon 9…
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SLS managers have asked the aerospace industry for information about the potential use of existing…
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Arianespace launched the most powerful configuration of its Ariane 6 vehicle for the first time.…
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Proton-M launches Elektro-L No.5 on its final mission with Blok-DM upper stage
Russia’s Proton rocket made its first flight in almost three years on Thursday, carrying the…
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CommercialOtherVulcan
ULA launches first mission of 2026 with USSF-87 aboard Vulcan – SRB issue observed
United Launch Alliance launched its first mission of 2026 with the USSF-87 mission from Cape…
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In a welcome return to active flight vehicle testing after setbacks and facility upgrades, SpaceX…
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Launch Preview: Vulcan launches USSF-87, SpaceX to launch Crew-12 to ISS
by Aaron McCreaThe launch manifest is full this week, with eight launches scheduled from different launch sites…
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ChineseInternational
Despite initial setbacks, Chinese spaceflight expected to see exciting 2026
by Martin SmithThe new year has not started well for China, with two failures among its first…
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ChineseCommercialInternationalOtherSpaceX
Launch Roundup: GPS, Starlink, Electron launches scheduled for last week of January
The last week of January has a busy slate of orbital launches, with flights from…
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Rocket Lab’s innovative “Hungry Hippo” fairings for the Neutron rocket have arrived at Wallops Island,…
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Launch Preview: Falcon 9 set to launch two missions from California, Isar to attempt second launch of Spectrum
by John SharpThe upcoming week will see seven rocket launches from six different launch sites across the…
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In a strategic push to bolster launch infrastructure amid growing military and commercial demands for…
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The Starship program had an eventful year in 2025, with five full-stack test flights, of…