Blue Origin’s huge New Glenn rocket launched into space for the third time ever Sunday morning (April 19) — but, in a first for the company, it soared into orbit powered by a previously flown booster.
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The heat shield on Artemis 2’s Orion capsule appears to have held up incredibly well during its scorching downward trip through Earth’s atmosphere, mission commander Reid Wiseman said.
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The Artemis 2 astronauts said they gained a deeper understanding of their Orion capsule during their moon mission —and what they learned bodes well for future Artemis flights.
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Artemis 2’s groundbreaking space toilet doesn’t deserve the bad press it’s gotten over the past two weeks, according to mission commander Reid Wiseman.
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Blue Origin conducted a static fire test today (April 16) with a flight-proven New Glenn booster, paving the way for a planned launch on Sunday morning (April 19).
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Astroscale’s 2027 ISSA-J mission will mark the first attempt to inspect multiple spacecraft across different orbits in a single flight.
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As Artemis 2 approached, my anticipation was mixed with uncertainty. Would this new Moon mission spark the wonder and excitement I’d felt during Apollo? Those doubts didn’t last long.
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SpaceX just conducted the first full-duration static fire test with the upper stage of its ‘V3’ Starship, clearing a big hurdle on its path to launch, which is expected next month.
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The head of the U.S. Space Force said the United States’ ongoing war in Iran shows the service has become a fully “combat credible” force.
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Two NASA astronauts had some fun during the ISS’ capture of a robotic cargo spacecraft on April 13, pretending to hold onto it from into the station.
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