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Bruno trumpets transformation of ULA after Vulcan launch

ORLANDO, Fla. — As rumors of a potential sale of United Launch Alliance reach a crescendo, the company’s chief executive argues the successful inaugural...

Cygnus ready for first launch on Falcon 9

WASHINGTON — A Cygnus cargo spacecraft is set to launch on a Falcon 9 rocket for the first time, a combination that required more...

Despite engine malfunction, powered-down Japanese moon lander achieves major goals

One of two engines powering a Japanese moon lander during its descent to the surface Jan. 19 suffered a malfunction of some sort just...

Japan makes history with tense, successful moon landing

HELSINKI — Japan’s SLIM “Moon Sniper” spacecraft made a successful lunar landing Friday, making the country just the fifth to robotically land on the...

NASA report offers pessimistic take on space-based solar power

WASHINGTON — Advocates of space-based solar power are criticizing a NASA report that offered a skeptical assessment of that technology’s ability to provide low-cost...

Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander ends mission in fiery reentry

The first U.S. lander bound for the Moon since 1972 burned up in Earth’s atmosphere on Thursday. The unfortunate ending for Astrobotic’s spacecraft was...

Astrobotic confirms Peregrine reentry plans

WASHINGTON — Astrobotic confirmed Jan. 17 that its Peregrine lunar lander will reenter over the South Pacific on Jan. 18, concluding a 10-day mission...

SpaceX targets February for third Starship test flight

NEW ORLEANS — SpaceX expects to conduct the third integrated test flight of its Starship vehicle in February as it works to demonstrate key...

First US moon landing attempt in more than 50 years in jeopardy after ‘critical loss’ of fuel – TechStartups

A U.S. lunar lander that launched from Florida on Monday in hopes of becoming the first American craft to touch down on the moon...

Peregrine lander suffers propulsion ‘anomaly,’ Moon landing seemingly unlikely

In situation seemly pulled from a science fiction movie, a robotic mission to the Moon swung from the brink of failure to having renewed...

United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket flies debut mission

WASHINGTON — The United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket successfully completed its debut launch, continuing the vehicle’s path toward certification to fly national security missions...

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