China hits major milestone with launch of Long March 5 rocket
China’s oft-delayed Long March 5 rocket program hit a major milestone on Friday when it sent a communications satellite into Earth orbit. The rocket is …
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Boeing’s Starliner just hit a brick wall in space
“You have got to be kidding me.” – NASA, probably. Today was supposed to be a milestone for Boeing and NASA’s Commercial Crew program. After …
Boeing’s Starliner gets thumbs up for Friday launch
Boeing’s Starliner capsule is built to carry astronauts. It’s one of NASA’s two big bets on commercial crew vehicles, with the other being SpaceX’s Crew …
Watch live right here as SpaceX launches a beer experiment and other cool stuff to the Space Station
The residents of the International Space Station recently celebrated Thanksgiving in their own unique way, but they’re right back to work this week. Today, the …
SpaceX is about to reuse a rocket component it’s never reused before
SpaceX is already well ahead of its competition when it comes to reusable rocket technology. The company has proven many times that its hardware can …
Japan and Russia are about to fire a pair of spacecraft to the International Space Station
The International Space Station is always a busy place. Astronauts aboard the orbiting laboratory perform experiments, make observations, and carry out all manner of scientific …
SpaceX launches Starhopper after earlier failed attempt
SpaceX’s Starhopper has had an interesting week. It was initially supposed to take off from the company’s Texas launch facility on Monday evening, performing what …
SpaceX’s Starhopper launch scrubbed at the last possible second
SpaceX was scheduled to launch its scaled-down Starship test vehicle, Starhopper, on Monday evening. Things were looking good right up until the moment the spacecraft …
Watch SpaceX’s Starhopper launch for the last time live right here
Things didn’t exactly go as planned during SpaceX’s most recent attempt to launch its Starhopper test vehicle. The launch was planned for Monday but was …
Locals warned that SpaceX Starhopper test could shatter windows
SpaceX’s Starship project is one if its most ambitious efforts yet. The company envisions various versions of the spacecraft eventually traveling to the Moon, Mars, …
Rocket Lab forced to push back launch due to weather
SpaceX might be the worldwide leader in commercial spaceflight — and get a whole lot of attention because of it — but it’s not the …
Watch SpaceX launch the oft-delayed AMOS-17 satellite live right here
The AMOS-17 communications satellite should already be in space. The fact that it’s not is the result of a rare combination of technical hitches and …
SpaceX repairs and bad weather force multiple satellite launch delays
Sending stuff into space isn’t easy. SpaceX has made the process of making satellite deliveries into Earth orbit look incredibly easy, but there are still …
India’s Moon lander mission hits ‘snag’ moments before launch
The United States and Russia may have paved the way to the Moon, but as technology advances, we’re seeing many more countries launching their own …
Successful Orion abort test is good news for NASA astronauts
NASA is slowly but surely inching its way towards its ultimate goal of being able to launch astronauts from U.S. soil. The agency has contracts …
Watch SpaceX launch its Falcon Heavy rocket live right here
After a stellar start to 2019, SpaceX’s string of good fortune came to a halt when its Crew Dragon capsule exploded during a recent static …
NASA’s about to test a safer rocket fuel for the first time ever
The fuel that powers most spacecraft today is incredibly toxic to living organisms. That’s normally not a big issue when you’re sending something into space, …
The mysterious SpaceX Crew Dragon explosion is still being investigated
SpaceX has been on a real hot streak as of late, with many successful missions and firsts, like the successful docking of its Crew Dragon …
Japan just sent a privately-funded rocket into space for the first time ever
SpaceX is already a household name around the globe, but there’s no shortage of other startups vying for their slice of the private spaceflight pie. …
SpaceX was forced to delay its Starlink mission yet again, but for a different reason
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: SpaceX was planning on launching a suite of 60 communications satellites last night but it was forced …
Watch SpaceX try to launch 60 satellites tonight after yesterday’s scrub
SpaceX originally planned on launching its Starlink mission on Wednesday night, reserving a solid 1.5-hour launch window for its Falcon 9 to take off, and …
SpaceX is going to launch 60 satellites at once, and you can watch it live here
SpaceX is continuing its busy year with another rocket launch, and this time it’s sending its own suite of communications satellites into Earth orbit that …
SpaceX forced to delay NASA launch over drone ship glitch
Resupply missions to the International Space Station are typically routine affairs, and SpaceX has completed well over a dozen such missions ahead of this week’s …
Jeff Bezos’ space startup Blue Origin just nailed an important test flight
SpaceX might be leading the charge in the realm of commercial space flight, but it’s not a one-horse race. Several other startups are working hard …
Samsung is delaying its Galaxy Fold launch so people don’t end up with $2,000 paperweights
Samsung’s foldable smartphone has been making lots of headlines over the past week, and for all the wrong reasons. After several prominent technology blogs revealed …
SpaceX pulled off an incredible feat in its second Falcon Heavy launch
After several days of delays and multiple false starts, SpaceX finally launched its Falcon Heavy rocket for just the second time ever. The launch, which …
SpaceX is going to try to launch its Falcon Heavy yet again – watch it live here
It’s been a rough week for the folks at SpaceX. The second-ever launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket was supposed to happen on Sunday, and …
Watch SpaceX’s second Falcon Heavy launch live right here
Update: Unfortunately, high winds have forced yet another delay of the Falcon Heavy launch. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: SpaceX is going …
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy will now fly on Wednesday, hopefully
If you were eagerly anticipating the second-ever launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket this past weekend, you were sorely disappointed when the company was forced …
SpaceX is going to launch the massive Falcon Heavy rocket this weekend… maybe
With all the hype surrounding the successful launch, docking, and return of the Crew Dragon capsule, and the upcoming tests of the Starhopper, you’d be …
