NASA and Katalyst abandoned the Swift reboost after attitude control failures. Also: Artemis III stacking, an ISS spacewalk, and LRO crater images. …
Continue readingThe NASA Overview: NASA Ends Swift Reboost, Advances Artemis III Stacking
Falcon 9 set a 38.5-minute launch record for Globalstar and USSF-366; Starship production advances with Ships 42 and 43, and Starlink reaches DRC. …
Continue readingThe SpaceX Report: Falcon 9 Sets Launch Record, Starship Production Surges
NASA completes LEMS seismic instrument for Artemis lunar surface; SR-1 Freedom nuclear propulsion mission advances toward 2028 deep-space launch. …
Continue readingThe NASA Overview: LEMS Ready for Moon, SR-1 Nears Space Nuclear Debut
NASA pivots Gateway hardware into lunar demo missions, IXPE tests a quantum vacuum prediction, and Perseverance captures Earth vanishing behind Phobos. …
Continue readingThe NASA Overview: NASA Pivots Gateway, Tests Quantum Vacuum, Marks Mars First
SpaceX secured $1.6 billion for 18 military Falcon 9 launches, Starship V3 wind tunnel tests advance Artemis III prep, and B1081 flew its 26th mission. …
Continue readingThe SpaceX Report: SpaceX Clinches $1.6B Contract, Advances Starship V3
Roman Space Telescope targets Aug. 30 launch; Curiosity mapped a sprawling polygon field on Mars; Deniz Burnham joins the ISS crew for Expedition 76 next… …
Continue readingThe NASA Overview: NASA Roman Nears Launch as Curiosity Maps Mars Polygons
Starship IFT-13 launched July 24, completing a mostly successful flight with intact splashdown; Falcon 9 also deployed robotic servicing satellite. …
Continue readingThe SpaceX Report: Starship Launches 13th Flight, Splashes Down Intact
Artemis III engines reach Kennedy; NASA awards CAPSTONE 02 lunar mission; Madrid DSN evacuated from wildfires; Mars Viking celebrates 50 years. …
Continue readingThe NASA Overview: Artemis III Engines Arrive as Mars Surprises Scientists
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 13 was aborted due to engine issues and is now targeting July 23, while Falcon 9 completed its 600th booster landing. …
