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NASA responded to news that Boeing aims to lay off up to 400 workers from its Space Launch System program. The SLS rocket plays a key role in the Artemis moon program, the agency said..
NASA on Tuesday swapped out the astronaut capsule it plans to use for an upcoming routine flight to the International Space Station, a scheduling move that will allow a slightly earlier return for ...
NASA plans to bring the two Starliner astronauts back to Earth, along with their two space station crewmates, around March 19-20, shortening their long-extended stay in orbit by about two weeks ...
A record-extending launch. Tuesday 19 November 2024 18:43, Anthony Cuthbertson. Today’s launch will be 119th rocket that SpaceX has sent to space this year, marking a new record for the private ...
On 13 March, the KAIROS rocket from Space One company attempted its maiden flight. The rocket was destroyed in an explosion five seconds after lift-off. No injuries were caused by the explosion. On 11 April, another test flight of the Russian Angara A5 launched, with the Orion upper stage being used for the first time. [54] [55]
NASA has agreed to pay SpaceX $4.5 billion across two contracts to develop Starship and complete two crewed lunar landings, the first of which is slated to take off as soon as 2027
July 29: The recently docked Nauka space station module experienced a computer glitch that caused it to fire its thrusters, causing the space station to be rotated end-over-end one and a half times; a "spacecraft emergency" was called for the first time in the history of the program by flight director Zebulon Scoville. [66]
Blue Origin completed the maiden flight of its New Glenn rocket on 16 January 2025. The second stage successfully placed its payload into orbit, while the first stage failed to land on the recovery ship offshore. [8] ESA plans to conduct an orbital test flight of the Space Rider uncrewed spaceplane in the third quarter of the year. [9]