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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on Starlink mission from Kennedy Space Center

SpaceX completed its latest Falcon 9 launch from pad 39A NASA’s Kennedy Space Center early Wednesday evening. The Starlink 6-51 mission came about a...

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Boeing, NASA target May 1 for first crewed flight of Starliner to the space station

NASA is five weeks away from putting astronauts aboard a new commercial crew capsule. May 1 is the target launch date for Boeing’s CST-100...

NASA and Boeing prepare for Starliner crewed test flight in May

WASHINGTON — NASA and Boeing say they are working towards the first crewed flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft in early May, a final...

NASA, SpaceX scrub Crew-8 astronaut mission to the International Space Station due to poor weather

Update 8:00 p.m. EST: NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the launch due to high winds along the ascent corridor. For the second time...

Astronauts, cosmonaut arrive at Kennedy Space Center ahead of NASA, SpaceX Crew-8 launch

Set against a bright, blue Florida skyline, the three astronauts and one cosmonaut who make up the SpaceX Crew-8 mission touched down at NASA’s...

Space industry seeks clarity on defense market plans

WASHINGTON — Space industry executives and investors at a recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce event grappled with unanswered questions on the Pentagon’s plans to...

Boeing defense biz reports $139M loss across three major programs

Boeing’s defense unit reported $139 million in total losses on three of its key fixed-price development programs in the last quarter of 2023, the...

SpaceX orders 24-hour delay for commercial space station flight

SpaceX called off launch of its third commercial crew flight to the International Space Station Wednesday to allow more time for pre-flight data reviews....

Historic SpaceX Falcon 9 booster topples over and is lost at sea

A piece of America’s space history is now on the ocean’s floor. During its return voyage to Port Canaveral in Central Florida, a SpaceX...

Amazon buys three launches from SpaceX for rival internet constellation

Tech giant Amazon is adding a fifth rocket to launch its satellite internet constellation. In a surprise move on Friday afternoon, the company announced...

SpaceX acquires parachute supplier

WASHINGTON — In a rare acquisition, SpaceX has purchased out of bankruptcy a company that provided components for Dragon spacecraft parachutes. A federal bankruptcy court...

Aerojet Rocketdyne, ULA mark 60th anniversary of RL10 rocket engine

A rocket engine with a long pedigree marked a big milestone on Monday. It’s 60 years since the hydrogen-fueled RL10 engine debuted onboard a...

NASA acknowledges possibility of short-term post-ISS gap

WASHINGTON — While NASA seeks to maintain an uninterrupted human presence in low Earth orbit, an agency official said a short-term gap between the...

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