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SpaceX shortens Starship’s first orbital flight but achieves other objectives

By Paul Brinkmann September 28, 2026

SpaceX’s behemoth Starship rocket splashed down Monday at 10:58 a.m. Central near Hawaii, capping the...

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Canadian rocket startup plans engine component hot-fire tests in December

By Paul Brinkmann September 21, 2026

Toronto-based Canada Rocket Company is readying this year for hot-fire testing of engine components for...

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Launch vehicle availability poses challenge for government and industry, panelists say

By Paul Brinkmann September 17, 2026

The shortage of available launch vehicles is a growing challenge for government and commercial customers...

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Inside NASA Marshall’s progress on Artemis III hardware, plans for new SLS upper stage

By Aspen Pflughoeft August 24, 2026

NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Inside a multistory warehouse-like room, a large...

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‘Space gun’ startup hopes to offer U.S. military an affordable way to test hypersonic weapons

By Aspen Pflughoeft June 19, 2026

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Rocket Lab’s next step

By Jonathan O'Callaghan March 30, 2026

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NASA targets April 1 for Artemis II launch

By Paul Brinkmann March 12, 2026

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Europe joins the constellation-launching game with debut of Ariane 64

By Paul Marks February 12, 2026

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Hydrogen leaks, a problem in the shuttle era, under scrutiny in SLS delay

By Paul Brinkmann February 10, 2026

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Astrobotic gets NASA, Space Force funding to build reusable suborbital rockets

By Keith Button December 19, 2025

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Focused on boosting launch cadence, SpaceX and Blue Origin execs detail company needs

By Paul Brinkmann December 11, 2025

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Two launches. Two companies. Two billionaires.

By Cat Hofacker February 1, 2025

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Permission to launch

By Jonathan O'Callaghan January 1, 2025

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The fuel behind Vulcan’s debut

By Cat Hofacker February 1, 2024

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Lessons from the space shuttle

By Cat Hofacker February 1, 2024

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Researchers: Starship pad destruction could hold lessons for lunar landings

By Paul Brinkmann January 29, 2024

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First Vulcan Centaur lifts off with ULA’s future in sight

By Ben Iannotta January 8, 2024

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Fixing Starship

By Jonathan O'Callaghan July 1, 2023

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A closer look at Starship’s launch pad

By Jonathan O'Callaghan June 1, 2023

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NASA unveils its moon rocket

By Ben Iannotta March 17, 2022

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T+50

By Paul Marks March 1, 2022

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Standing firm

By Cat Hofacker October 1, 2021

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Contractors want America’s “moon rocket” to be more than that

By Cat Hofacker August 26, 2021

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NASA’s giant moon rocket faces its biggest test yet

By Cat Hofacker January 15, 2021

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ULA’s Bruno: Vulcan Centaur design on track for 2021 first flight

By Cat Hofacker December 18, 2020

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Rocket Lab aims to do for small rockets what SpaceX has done for big ones

By Cat Hofacker November 5, 2020

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This rocket startup is about to make a bold move

By Cat Hofacker February 28, 2020

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Site visit: The factory where Vulcan rockets are being built

By Cat Hofacker August 29, 2019

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Envisioning a time when cubesats are routinely shipped to space

By Debra Werner March 30, 2018

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NOAA’s latest launch comes with dose of relief

By Debra Werner November 20, 2017

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Drag sails could counter debris

By Debra Werner August 31, 2017

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Ukraine vies for place in crowded launch market

By Anatoly Zak August 25, 2017

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Fly when it’s safe

By Tom Jones April 17, 2017

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Broadband for all

By Tom Risen March 6, 2017

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Julian Horvath, senior engineer at Iridium Communications Inc.

By Debra Werner February 9, 2017

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100 years of Langley

By Debra Werner February 1, 2017

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Freedom from Russian Rocket Engines

By James Knauf August 31, 2016