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A mid-September test flight of Vulcan could permit a military launch this year

Enlarge / A top-down view of United Launch Alliance's first Vulcan rocket before its liftoff in January.United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance...

Armada to Apophis—scientists recycle old ideas for rare asteroid encounter

Enlarge / This artist's concept shows the possible appearance of ESA's RAMSES spacecraft, which will release two small CubeSats for additional observations at Apophis.https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Planetary_Defence/Introducing_Ramses_ESA_s_mission_to_asteroid_Apophis...

With Falcon 9 grounded, SpaceX test-fires booster for next Starship flight

Enlarge / A drone shot looking down on SpaceX's Super Heavy booster during a test-firing of its 33 Raptor engines Monday. SpaceX ...

NATO allies pledge $1 billion to promote sharing of space-based intel

Enlarge / Heads of state pose for a group photo at an event Tuesday celebrating the 75th anniversary of NATO.Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images ...

NASA update on Starliner thruster issues: This is fine

Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on final approach to the International Space Station last month.NASA Before clearing Boeing's Starliner crew capsule to...

Europe’s first Ariane 6 flight achieved most of its goals, but ended prematurely

Enlarge / Europe's first Ariane 6 rocket lifts off from a new launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana.Jody Amiet/AFP via Getty Images ...

Rocket Report: Firefly delivers for NASA; Polaris Dawn launching this month

Enlarge / Four kerosene-fueled Reaver engines power Firefly's Alpha rocket off the pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.Firefly Aerospace Welcome to...

Firefly is building fast and breaking things on path to a reusable rocket

Enlarge / A test version of Firefly's Miranda engine fires up on a test stand in Briggs, Texas.Firefly Aerospace BRIGGS, Texas—The new...

NASA and SpaceX misjudged the risks from reentering space junk

Enlarge / A European ATV cargo freighter reenters the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean in 2013. Since the beginning of the year,...

NASA orders more tests on Starliner, but says crew isn’t stranded in space

Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is seen docked at the International Space Station on June 13.NASA NASA and Boeing officials pushed back...

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