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German startup to attempt the first orbital launch from Western Europe

The nine-engine first stage for Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket lights up on the launch pad on February 14. ...

It seems the FAA office overseeing SpaceX’s Starship probe still has some bite

These actions followed pre-established protocols. However, it highlighted the small but non-zero risk of rocket debris falling to Earth after a launch failure. "The potential...

Trump executive order calls for a next-generation missile defense shield

One of the new Trump administration's first national security directives aims to defend against missile and drone attacks targeting the United States, and several elements...

Two European satellites launch on mission to blot out the Sun—for science

Two spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency launched on top of an Indian rocket Thursday, kicking off a mission to test novel formation flying...

NASA says Orion’s heat shield is good to go for Artemis II—but does it matter?

"We have since determined that while the capsule was dipping in and out of the atmosphere, as part of that planned skip entry, heat accumulated...

The key moment came 38 minutes after Starship roared off the launch pad

That's when Starship reignited one of its six Raptor engines for a brief burn to make a slight adjustment to its flight path. The burn...

The ISS has been leaking air for 5 years, and engineers still don’t know why

"The station is not young," said Michael Barratt, a NASA astronaut who returned from the space station last month. "It's been up there for quite...

A lot of people are mistaking Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites for UAPs

That’s just Elon But many UAP cases have verifiable explanations as airplanes, drones, or satellites, and lawmakers argue AARO might be able to solve more...

There are some things the Crew-8 astronauts aren’t ready to talk about

Once the leak stabilized, the astronauts closed the hatch and began repressurizing the airlock. "Getting the airlock closed was kind of me grabbing her legs...

Nearly three years since launch, Webb is a hit among astronomers

From its halo-like orbit nearly a million miles from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope is seeing farther than human eyes have ever seen. In...

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