2026 • Jan 10
ESA considers righting the wrongs of Ariane 6 by turning it into a Franken-rocket
ArianeGroup is still trying to catch up to where the bleeding edge of the launch industry was 15 years ago. ...
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2026 • Jan 09
Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight.
"That level of openness and transparency is exactly what should be expected of NASA." ...
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2026 • Jan 09
NASA orders “controlled medical evacuation” from the International Space Station
"The crew is highly trained, and they came to the aid of their colleague right away." ...
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2026 • Jan 08
A crew member’s “medical concern” foils a planned spacewalk outside the ISS
"The situation is stable," NASA said in a statement Wednesday. ...
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2026 • Jan 06
NASA’s science budget won’t be a train wreck after all
"There's very little to not like in this." ...
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2026 • Jan 02
After half a decade, the Russian space station segment stopped leaking
"NASA and Roscosmos continue to monitor and investigate the previously observed cracks." ...
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2026 • Jan 02
SpaceX begins “significant reconfiguration” of Starlink satellite constellation
"Biggest advantage of lower altitude is that beam diameter is smaller for a given antenna size." ...
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2025 • Dec 24
NASA rewraps Boeing Starliner Astrovan II for Artemis II ride to launch pad
Moon-bound astronauts rehearse their launch-day activities with a repurposed ride. ...
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2025 • Dec 24
China just carried out its second reusable launch attempt in three weeks
The launch laid "an important foundation for subsequent launches and reliable recovery." ...
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2025 • Dec 23
Safety panel says NASA should have taken Starliner incident more seriously
"This particular anomaly deserves to be right up front and center for quite some time." ...
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2025 • Dec 23
In a surprise announcement, Tory Bruno is out as CEO of United Launch Alliance
"It has been a great privilege to lead ULA through its transformation and to bring Vulcan into service." ...
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2025 • Dec 20
First wheelchair-using astronaut touches down after ride to edge of space
Michaela Benthaus from Germany soared 65 miles above the Earth’s surface in 10-minute Blue Origin flightA paraplegic engineer from Germany...
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