A joint NASA and Boeing team has completed their “high visibility close call” review into anomalies experienced during the Orbital Flight Test (OFT) mission. Boeing is now in the process of implementing fixes and upgrades for the Starliner spacecraft in preparation for a second OFT, a crewed flight test (CFT), and operational crew transport missions.
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Boeing/StarlinerCommercialISS
NASA notes Starliner’s excellent progress toward Orbital Flight Test launch
During Tuesday’s NASA Advisory Council (NAC) meeting, Commercial Crew Program manager Kathy Lueders briefed the…
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Teams in Alaska supported the launch of Astra’s first orbital test flight, featuring the company’s…
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With Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser spaceplane through a successful and critical Approach and Landing…
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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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SpaceX is rapidly advancing the assembly of Super Heavy Booster 19 at its Starbase facility,…
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Blue Origin has unveiled upgrades to its New Glenn rocket, aimed at boosting payload capacity,…
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With NASA set to decommission the International Space Station (ISS) in 2030, Vast is racing…
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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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With Booster 15-2’s static fire out of the way and crews setting up Pad 1(A)…
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SpaceX has had a long journey through 10 flight tests of Starship. Teams have endured…
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CommercialEuropeanInternationalOther
PERSEI Space to test tether solution for orbital mobility
by Sean YoderIn the increasingly crowded corridors of low-Earth orbit, a Spanish company is pioneering technology that…
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The target launch date for Flight 10 is one step closer after the retest of…
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Following the energetic RUD of Ship 36 at Massey’s on June 18, teams at the…
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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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CommercialEuropeanInternational
Europe’s launch contenders revealed as Themis rolls toward reusability tests
by Martin SmithThe European Space Agency (ESA) is advancing on its ambitions for future space transportation. This…
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CommercialInternationalSpaceX
Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 flies 500th orbital mission during quiet week
by Martin SmithIn a quiet week for rocket launches worldwide, SpaceX has launched the 500th orbital flight…
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Northrop Grumman conducted the first test firing of its Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE)…
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CommercialEuropeanInternational
How ATMOS Space Cargo is shaping Europe’s spaceflight future through reentry capsules
by Martin SmithAs space-based research and manufacturing ramp up, a market is emerging for returning payloads to…
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The Starship program is entering a critical period as Flight 9 preparations continue for a…