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ESA considers righting the wrongs of Ariane 6 by turning it into a Franken-rocket

Bruno Le Maire, the former French finance minister, said in 2021 that the Ariane 6 was a “bad strategic choice.” More recently, in October of...

NASA orders “controlled medical evacuation” from the International Space Station

NASA officials said Thursday they have decided to bring home four of the seven crew members on the International Space Station after one of them...

NASA considers evacuating ailing crew member from International Space Station

Someone on the International Space Station suffered an unspecified “medical situation” Wednesday, prompting the postponement of a planned spacewalk and raising the possibility of an...

SpaceX begins “significant reconfiguration” of Starlink satellite constellation

The year 2025 ended with more than 14,000 active satellites from all nations zooming around the Earth. One-third of them will soon move to lower...

China just carried out its second reusable launch attempt in three weeks

For the second time this month, a Chinese rocket designed for reuse successfully soared into low-Earth orbit on its first flight Monday, defying the questionable...

In a surprise announcement, Tory Bruno is out as CEO of United Launch Alliance

The retirement of the Atlas V and Delta IV led to a period of downsizing for United Launch Alliance, with layoffs and facility closures in...

These are the flying discs the government wants you to know about

CubeSats have been a ubiquitous part of the satellite industry for nearly a quarter-century. They are based on a cube-shaped design, measuring about 10 centimeters...

The $4.3 billion space telescope Trump tried to cancel is now complete

“We don’t have moments of terror for the deployment,” Townsend said. “Obviously, launch is always a risk, the tip-off rates that you have when you...

NASA just lost contact with a Mars orbiter, and will soon lose another one

Technicians work on the MAVEN spacecraft at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of its launch in 2013....

This Chinese company could become the country’s first to land a reusable rocket

That’s no Falcon 9 The Chinese companies that master reusable rocketry first will have an advantage in the Chinese launch industry. A handful of rockets...

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