SpaceX and Vast Announce Commercial Space Station Plan
SpaceX and Vast Space LLC (Vast) have announced their plans to launch a commercial space station, called Haven-1, by 2025.
Read More
China’s Secret X-37B Rival Completes Second Orbital Mission
China’s reusable spaceplane has landed on 8 May 2023, after spending 276 days in orbit, according to state-run Xinhua news agency and the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC), primary contractor for China’s space program.
Read More
SpaceX’s Starship Flight Termination Commands End Test Mission After Multiple Raptor Engine Failures
SpaceX’s Starship Flight Termination Commands End Test Flight After Multiple Raptor Engine Failures: SpaceX’s Starship rocket system launched on Thursday but its first full stack test flight ended in fiery explosions over the Gulf of Mexico.
Read More
First Full Stack Starship Launch Scrubbed
SpaceX scrubbed the first test flight of its fully stacked Starship rocket on Monday, citing a problem with the pressurization system on the Super Heavy first stage. The launch was scheduled to take place from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, but was stopped with less than nine minutes left in the countdown. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted, “A pressurant valve appears to be frozen, so unless it starts operating soon, no launch today.”
Read More
SpaceX to Launch First Fully Integrated Starship Test (Updated)
SpaceX will attempt to make history on Monday, April 17, when it launches its massive Starship and Super Heavy rocket as an integrated system for the first time. The company has received a license from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct the flight test from its Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas.
Read More
ESA JUICE Mission Launch Delayed by Lightning Threat
The launch of the European Space Agency (ESA)’s JUICE mission to explore Jupiter and its icy moons has been delayed by 24 hours due to weather conditions. The spacecraft was scheduled to lift off on Thursday, April 13, at 8:15 a.m. ET aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. However, the risk of lightning near the launch pad forced the mission team to scrub the launch about 10 minutes before liftoff.
Read More
Socials
AeroSpaceNews.com | Est. 1997
Welcome to AeroSpaceNews.com, the world's first aerospace news website and a pioneer of internet news.
The editor is a former staff photojournalist at industry leader Flight International Magazine.
He also served as staff Aerospace Expert at KFWB Newsradio, contributed multiple cover stories to Aviation Week and Space Technology, along with on-camera and behind the scenes expertise to programs on the Military Channel, the History Channel, and the Discovery Channel.