During Starship's successful 6th test flight, the spacecraft mastered a more challenging trajectory to beat the computer simulations; however, the tower landing of Super Heavy booster was halted.
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We have several rocket launches coming up this week but the most notable one will see China launch a cargo spacecraft to its space station.
The world's first wooden satellite developed by Japan, heads to space to test the durability of the material.
The mighty Falcon Heavy flew for an 11th time, carrying NASA's flagship Europa Clipper mission towards Jupiter's moon. This is only the second mission on which the rocket was fully expended.
SpaceX's "Mechazilla" caught the Super Heavy booster mid-air during incredible landing test [Update]
SpaceX has attempted an unprecedented, crucial maneuver today. It catught the Super Heavy booster at the launch pad for the very first time.
United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket will undertake its second flight this Friday, featuring a mass simulator, experiments, and a double-engine Centaur upper stage.
A busy week for rocket launches includes SpaceX's Falcon 9 carrying two Galileo satellites, crucial for enhancing navigation services on smartphones globally.
Today, SpaceX experienced a series of bad luck. Weather stopped a historic crewed mission from launching, and another Falcon 9 rocket crashed upon landing, halting the third planned flight, too.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will stay on the ISS for 8 months instead of just 8 days. Due to problems with the Starliner module, they will come home onboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon.
We have plenty of missions in This Week in Rocket Launches. The most interesting will be a crewed mission to orbit, where the first commercial spacewalk will take place, as well as the highest orbit.
The scientific community was shocked by the cancelation of the $450 million VIPER mission. However, NASA is ready to contribute the rover to a chosen partner that takes it to its intended destination.
We have several diverse missions This Week in Rocket Launches. The most interesting will see SpaceX launch satellites that will provide internet over the North Pole and high latitude areas.
Starliner's departure from ISS might be delayed for weeks due to a critical software update [Update]
Boeing's Starliner might be stuck on the ISS for a few more weeks, so SpaceX's Crew-9 mission would be delayed for over a month because Starliner lacks one of its features and needs an OTA update.
NASA is on the brink of a significant decision: whether to let two astronauts return in Boeing's Starliner capsule or use SpaceX's Crew Dragon as an emergency backup. The stakes go beyond human lives.
We're finally back to normal This Week in Rocket Launches with a full launch schedule and recap segment. SpaceX will dominate the week with Falcon 9 launches carrying Starlink satellites.
SpaceX explained the issue that led to a failed flight of the Falcon 9 rocket, obtained early permission from the FAA, and launched another batch of Starlink satellites while it works on fixes.
The super-reliable Falcon 9 rocket experienced a rare anomaly, breaking its near-perfect track record. Its upper stage lost the engine during the orbit insertion of SpaceX's own Starlink satellites.
We have three launches coming up this week, two will be from China and the other will be from New Zealand. Also, be sure to check out the recap section this week for the maiden Ariane 6 flight.
The new European rocket launcher Ariane 6 completed its inaugural mission despite an anomaly in the final phase. Previous delays and failures meant Europe had no operational rocket for a year.
Arianespace is preparing to launch Ariane 6 on its maiden flight This Week in Rocket Launches. We also have an interesting clip in the recap of the Tianlong-3 failing and exploding during launch.
We have lots of launches coming up this week. Most of them are from SpaceX, and most of those are Falcon 9 launches, but a Falcon Heavy will be in there too. Read on to learn what else is launching!
SpaceX has released the external view of the first-ever successful splashdown landing of the Super Heavy booster. Images show the landing burn of 13 Raptor engines and a slow touchdown on the water.
Even though hot plasma almost destroyed Starship's flap, the rocket nailed yesterday's vertical landing. Elon Musk says SpaceX already has a solution, and it just wasn't present on this ship.
The Super Heavy first stage of SpaceX's Starship rocket made a remarkable splashdown during the successful landing simulation. Starship somehow survived the plasma hell and landed too.
Amazon achieved 100% success with its Kuiper prototype satellites that are supposed to compete with SpaceX's Starlink. The test spacecraft will now lower its orbit and burn in the atmosphere.
We have a lot of missions coming up This Week in Rocket Launches but the most notable will be when United Launch Alliance sends two astronauts to the ISS in a test flight of the CST-100 Starliner.
The fourth integrated test flight of Starship is planned for around June 5. SpaceX details the fixes addressing the issues that caused the rocket to surrender to the heat of plasma hell in March.
European space mission ExoMars began in 2001. However, it came close to being canceled due to repeated delays and war in Ukraine. A new partnership with NASA aims to finally send the rover into space.
We have lots of rocket launches coming up this week but the most notable event will be when Blue Origin flies the US' first black astronaut candidate to the edge of space. Ed Dwight is now 90.
SpaceX's Starlink service is estimated to generate billions in revenues and achieve profitability for the first time in 2024, just five years after launching the first batch of satellites.
We have plenty of missions this week but the most interesting will see United Launch Alliance send NASA astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA's commercial crew program.
The Hubble Space Telescope entered safe mode following an issue with a gyroscope. The spacecraft remains in good health, and NASA engineers are optimistic about its return to scientific observations.
We have several launches coming up this week, but the most notable will be the Chang'e mission taking off to collect lunar samples and return them to Earth. Read on to learn more about the mission.
We have several launches this week, but be sure to head to the recap section to see the final launch of United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Heavy, a rocket that has been going strong for 20 years.
SpaceX hopes to fly the Starship rocket for a fourth time next month, cutting the turnaround time by half. The main milestones are testing the heatshield and ensuring the rocket survives the reentry.
We have several launches coming up this week. The most interesting will be the first SpaceX Bandwagon rideshare mission and Russia's fourth Angara A5 test flight with an Orion upper stage.
We have several launches coming up this week, the most interesting will be two to the International Space Station. One is a crewed mission by Roscosmos and the other is a cargo mission by SpaceX.
Starship flew for a third time this morning. Launching from Texas, the initial phase of the test flight looked nominal. However, both the Ship and the Booster didn't reach their final destination.
We have lots of missions from SpaceX this week but the most interesting will come on Thursday when it launches Starship on its next test mission. Read on to learn more about the mission's objectives.
We have plenty of rocket launches coming up this week but the most interesting one will be Space One's KAIROS rocket launch. It'll be the it's first launch, taking off from a private space port.
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