NASA, SpaceX Share Details on Plan to Destroy ISS
No existing spacecraft meets the propulsive needs of the U.S. deorbit vehicle, which will bring the International Space Station back to Earth.
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Supersonic, Rocket-Powered Aircraft Gets All Clear to Break Sound Barrier
New Zealand manufacturer Dawn Aerospace is developing ‘an aircraft with the performance of a rocket’ for suborbital space transportation.
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Experiences In-Flight Failure During Launch
Following the mishap, Elon Musk said the satellite software was being updated ‘to run the ion thrusters at their equivalent of warp 9.’
378 Days of Solitude: NASA Volunteers Emerge From Mars Simulator
NASA’s CHAPEA program seeks to prepare astronauts for future missions to the Red Planet and beyond.
Boeing Starliner Astronauts Give Earth-to-Orbit Update
For the first time since arriving at the International Space Station on June 6, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams spoke to the media.
NASA’s Asteroid, Comet Hunting Telescope Set to Retire at End of Month
NEOWISE has taken millions of infrared measurements and studied tens of thousands of asteroids, comets, stars, galaxies, and other objects.
U.S. Program to Fly Citizens From India, Nigeria, Island Nations to Space
The Scientific Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) has reserved all six seats on an upcoming flight of Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket.
Starliner Astronauts Prepare for Extended ISS Stay
NASA and Boeing representatives on Friday said the crew will not return until additional testing, which may take weeks, is complete.
NASA Picks SpaceX to Deorbit the ISS
The space agency is enlisting the private firm to build an International Space Station vehicle that will ‘destructively break up’ along with the station when it is retired in 2030.
Boeing Says Starliner Mission ‘Going Well’
The capsule on its first crewed mission docked with the International Space Station on June 6 and was supposed to leave a week later.
