Starship upper stage lost on seventh test flight
SpaceX’s seventh Starship/Super Heavy test flight ended prematurely Jan. 16 when the Starship upper stage was apparently lost while ascending
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Jeff Foust
08:22
ESA budget dips slightly in 2025
ESA is starting 2025 with a budget slightly less than in 2024 as it finalizes a package of programs that
Jeff Foust
06:21
Rocket Lab asks NASA to open up MSR to commercial competition
Rocket Lab is asking the incoming administration to reconsider NASA’s plans for Mars Sample Return (MSR), arguing it can offer
Jeff Foust
09:20
ESA to use launch competition to test georeturn reforms
An upcoming European launch competition will be an early test of efforts by ESA to modify its approach to georeturn
Jeff Foust
10:21
SpaceX to test vehicle upgrades and payload deployment on next Starship flight
SpaceX plans to test several upgrades to its Starship vehicle on its next test flight, scheduled for as soon as
Jeff Foust
09:21
NASA sees strong support for strategy to maintain continuous human presence in LEO
NASA’s deputy administrator says there is nearly unanimous support for its LEO microgravity strategy that endorses keeping humans in orbit
Jeff Foust
05:24
FCC allocates additional spectrum for commercial launches
The FCC has formally allocated additional spectrum for launch applications, fulfilling a provision in a bill passed earlier this year.
Jeff Foust
02:30
Study to examine environmental impacts of increased SpaceX launches from Vandenberg
A new environmental study is intended to support the continued increase of SpaceX launches from a California spaceport, but that
Jeff Foust
18:21
Iceye raises additional $65 million
Iceye has added $65 million to a funding round it announced in April, bringing the total the SAR imaging company
Jeff Foust
05:21
Senate NASA bill focuses on commercial space stations, science mission overruns
A NASA authorization bill introduced in the Senate in the final days of the current Congress irected NASA to accelerate
