Elon Musk says Starship SN8 prototype will have a nosecone and attempt a 60,000-foot return flight
Elon Musk has shared some details about future testing of Starship, the SpaceX launch vehicle currently being developed by the… Read More »
Boeing’s first Starliner crewed mission tentatively slated for 2021
Boeing said on Tuesday it aims to redo its unmanned Starliner crew capsule flight test to the International Space Station… Read More »
Kathy Lueders now has the job of making NASA’s 2024 moon landing happen
NASA’s selection of Kathy Lueders to become the new associate administrator of the Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission Directorate has been… Read More »
Vega rocket’s return-to-flight launch waits for improved wind conditions
The first launch of an Italian-made Vega rocket since an in-flight failure nearly one year ago has been postponed to… Read More »
Russia’s space chief complains about American jokes
Americans should show more respect for Russia’s space program after relying on it for nine years as the only way… Read More »
China set to launch Mars probe and rover mission in July
China’s space program will launch a Mars mission in July, according to its current plans. This will include deploying an… Read More »
Days before landmark launch, NASA’s head of human spaceflight quits due to ‘mistake’
NASA’s top executive concentrating on human spaceflight, Doug Loverro, has resigned just a week before the scheduled start of a… Read More »
Space launch can grow alongside aviation
Despite the understandable lull in current commercial aviation activity, anticipated increases in the frequency of space launches will soon require… Read More »