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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...

As North Korean troops march toward Ukraine, does a Russian quid pro quo reach space?

Earlier this week, North Korea apparently completed a successful test of its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile, lofting it nearly 4,800 miles into space before...

Finally, a sign of life for Europe’s sovereign satellite Internet constellation

The estimated 10 billion-plus euro cost of the IRIS² program is nearly double initial projections. European officials also confirmed the sovereign satellite network won't begin...

For some reason, NASA is treating Orion’s heat shield problems as a secret

This capability makes the arc jet test facility unique in the world, but it still can't fully replicate the stresses a spacecraft's heat shield undergoes...

After nozzle failure, Space Force is “assessing” impacts to Vulcan schedule

Horne said the Space Force is still analyzing data from the October 4 launch, but so far, officials expect to approve certification for the Vulcan...

After seeing hundreds of launches, SpaceX’s rocket catch was a new thrill

The engines switched off, and there it was. Many of the spectators lucky enough to be there jumped up and down with joy, hugged their...

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