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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...

ULA will launch its second Vulcan rocket without a real payload

Enlarge / United Launch Alliance's first Vulcan rocket on the launch pad before liftoff in January.United Launch Alliance The second flight of...

Blue Origin joins SpaceX and ULA in new round of military launch contracts

Enlarge / Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket on the launch pad for testing earlier this year.Blue Origin After years of lobbying, protests,...

Let’s unpack some questions about Russia’s role in North Korea’s rocket program

Enlarge / In this pool photo distributed by Sputnik agency, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un visit the Vostochny...

NASA is commissioning 10 studies on Mars Sample Return—most are commercial

Enlarge / An artist's concept of a Mars Ascent Vehicle orbiting the red planet.NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA announced Friday that it will award contracts...

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