Space

Efforts to remove increasing amounts of debris from Earth’s orbit is a big point of concern for the space industry.

NASA and SpaceX’s combined Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station has seen a few hiccups prior to liftoff, including bad weather, minor medical issues, and one leaky toilet.

NASA has announced another delay for the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station, this time due to a minor medical issue for one of the crew members. In a statement Monday, NASA said it is not a medical emergency and is not COVID-19 related, adding it “takes every effort to protect the crew […]

Boeing and Blue Origin announced plans Monday to develop a private space station that would operate as a private “mixed-use business park.

NASA gives an update about Artemis I—an uncrewed lunar test flight of the new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft.

The FAA held its second virtual public hearing on the SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy projects Wednesday night, once again drawing attention from around the country, with more than 100 attendees sharing their comments on the proposed operations at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. The hearing centered on SpaceX’s Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA), an […]

The FAA held the first of two virtual public hearings regarding the development of SpaceX’s Starship and Super Heavy launches in Boca Chica, Texas. Dozens of attendees spoke during the public comment session, many of whom displayed their support for Elon Musk’s ambitious projects. The meeting focused on SpaceX’s Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA), a […]

The commercial spaceflight industry is led by the likes of SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, and Blue Origin, utilizing powerful rockets to shoot customers into space for a few minutes at a time, but one company is opting for a different method—luxury space balloons. Space Perspective plans to launch a capsule lifted by a giant hydrogen balloon […]

SpaceX has set some lofty goals to develop the world’s most powerful launch vehicle, capable of sending crew and cargo to the Martian surface. The spacecraft, Starship, and its Super Heavy rocket will be launched from the Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron County, Texas—if it can gain approval from the FAA. Next week, the […]

“Star Trek” actor William Shatner flew to space Wednesday onboard Blue Origin’s second crewed launch. Shatner, accompanied by three other crew members, joked during a brief coining ceremony before riding to the spacecraft. “Heads we go, tails we don’t,” said Shatner, who played the iconic Captain Kirk in the TV and film franchise. I do […]