SpaceX Plans Second Starbase on Louisiana Gulf Coast
SpaceX has announced plans to build a second Starbase facility, this time on the Louisiana coastline. The project would become the largest p…
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Two American Space Giants Swap CEOs on the Same Day
On August 17, 2026, United Launch Alliance and L3Harris each announced a new chief executive on the same day. The two transitions tell contr…
Blue Origin plans dual-pad operations at Cape Canaveral
Blue Origin is moving beyond simply repairing its main Florida launch pad. The company has revealed plans for a second Cape Canaveral platfo…
The NASA Engineer Who Never Wanted to Leave Home
Growing up in rural West Virginia, Fletcher Newell stumbled upon a NASA facility during a fourth-grade field trip. Years later, he works the…
Blue Origin to hot-fire New Glenn upper stage at Stennis
Blue Origin has finalized an agreement with NASA to hot-fire test New Glenn's second stage on the B-2 stand at Stennis Space Center, keeping…
Blue Origin to raise $10 billion in its first outside funding round
Blue Origin is set to raise $10 billion from outside investors — a historic first for the company. The move values the firm at around $130 b…
Artemis II Shatters NASA Streaming Records as the World Watches
The first crewed lunar mission since the Apollo era drew a record-breaking 149.4 million views on NASA-owned platforms. Artemis II has redef…
Atlas V flies its final payload mission, closing a two-decade run
United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket carried its last commercial payload into orbit on July 2, delivering satellites for Amazon's Project…
Atlas 5 Flies Its Last for Amazon's Kuiper Broadband Network
United Launch Alliance is set to close out Atlas 5's involvement in Amazon's Project Kuiper with a final overnight launch from Cape Canavera…
New Glenn: Blue Origin redesigns launch pad after May explosion
A May 28 explosion that tore through Blue Origin's LC-36 launch complex at Cape Canaveral is forcing the company to rethink its ground infra…
NASA Reaches Out to Industry to Build the Foundations of a Moon Base
With two complementary solicitations released within 24 hours, NASA is calling on private industry to close critical technology gaps and dem…
Artemis 3 Crew Named: Parmitano Aboard as ESA Rewrites Its Lunar Role
NASA has unveiled the four-man crew for Artemis 3, with ESA's Luca Parmitano claiming a seat that was expected to go to Germany. The selecti…
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