File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands in launch position at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Image: SpaceX The National Reconnaissance Office is preparing to launch its eighth batch of satellites to support its proliferated architecture constellation. The mission includes a number of notable milestones for the …
Following the release of 12 hooks keeping it moored to the zenith port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module, the Dragon Freedom spacecraft drifts away from the ISS to begin its journey back to Earth. Image: NASA via livestream About an hour after midnight on Tuesday, NASA and SpaceX – the journey home for …
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Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander captures photo of its shadow on the Moon with the volcanic feature, Mons Latreille, visible on the top right side of the lunar surface. Image: Firefly Aerospace The journey of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander came to an end over the weekend. The 14-day operation on the surface of …
The four SpaceX Crew-10 members and the seven Expedition 72 crew members join each other for a welcoming ceremony shortly after the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft docked to the International Space Station and the hatches opened. Image: NASA The Crew 10 Dragon capsule caught up with the International Space Station and moved in for a …
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 crew members participate in a countdown dress rehearsal at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, March 9, 2025, to prepare for their upcoming launch. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov will launch to …
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of the launch of the SPHEREx and PUNCH missions for NASA. Image: SpaceX NASA is preparing to launch its first ride share flight in support of the Science Mission Directorate with two missions flying on a …
Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander, named Athena, is pictured on its side, lying on the Moon’s surface following touchdown on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Image: Intuitive Machines A day after its Nova-C class robotic lander touched down on the surface of the Moon, Intuitive Machines confirmed that its mission is now over. In a statement posted …
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The Starship upper stage suffered multiple premature engine shutdowns, as indicated in telemetry shown at bottom right. Flight control was lost and the spacecraft broke apart in a spectacular shower of debris. It was the Starship program’s second upper stage failure in a row. Image: SpaceX SpaceX launched its huge Starship rocket on the program’s …
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SpaceX’s fully integrated Starship rocket is illuminated at Starbase following stacking operations on Sunday, March 2, 2025. It will launch the Flight 8 suborbital mission. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing for the launch of its latest Starship test flight from its Starbase facility in southern Texas as soon as Monday, March 3. The Federal Aviation …
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An artists rendering of the CSO-3 spacecraft. Graphic: MIRA PRODUCTION/Rémy Parot – Sébastien Gentet Airanespace and the European Space Agency (ESA) are preparing to launch the first Ariane 6 rocket of the year and the second in program history on Monday, March 3. The mission is the first customer flight of the 56 m (184 …
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