NASA is deep into planning for Artemis III, a pivotal crewed mission in low Earth orbit scheduled for next year that will serve as a critical dress rehearsal for the agency’s return to the Moon. The ...

Starship’s second stage has evolved through numerous iterations since the early test flights of SN8 and SN15. Ship 39, the first vehicle of Block 3, marks the latest update. While it does not ...

Rocket Lab opened 2026 by breaking every record it set in 2025. The company signed more launch contracts in three months than it flew missions in all of last year, completed the acquisition of laser ...

Over the last two years, SpaceX has been constructing a completely redesigned launch pad for Starship, drawing on lessons learned from the first 11 flights. The new pad alongside Block 3 of Starship ...

Just over two weeks after Progress MS-34 docked to the Station, the ISS is set to receive a new visiting vehicle loaded with cargo. A SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launched the CRS-34 cargo mission to ...

The week of May 11 brings nine launches across the United States and China, spanning government and commercial operators on both sides of the Pacific. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 accounts for four missions: a ...

Following Booster 19’s successful full-duration, full-thrust 33-engine static fire on May 7, 2026, its partner Ship 39 rolled out to join the booster and form the Flight 12 stack ahead of a Wet Dress ...

Over six months after the end of Flight 11, the old design, Pad 1, was demolished, and conversion to the newer pad design, like Pad 2, is underway. In that time, crews have made impressive progress, ...

A doctor who has assisted in mass casualty events, served overseas, and has assisted both NASA and SpaceX crews with their health is now getting his chance to go to space. Dr. Anil Menon will launch ...

After a hiatus of more than a year and a half, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket finally flew again from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. The mission, ...

Nearly one month after Artemis II’s historic launch with four astronauts flying by the Moon, processing for the next Artemis flight is making progress in advance of its scheduled 2027 flight. The core ...

In a significant step forward for the search for signs of ancient life beyond Earth, NASA’s long-lived Curiosity rover has detected a suite of organic molecules in a Martian rock sample — including ...