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NASA's RS-25 Artemis Rocket Engines Closer To Certification After Penultimate Test
NASA has been conducting a series of hot fire tests to certify RS-25 engines for use on the Space Launch System rockets that will launch Artemis missions to the moon. The penultimate test in the ...
SpaceX Starship rocket explodes during test flight
Starship experienced a "rapid unscheduled disassembly," which is a phrase SpaceX coined to describe an explosion.
New rocket, new spacecraft and new moon landers on tap for 2025
The Space Coast is set for another busy year in 2025 with new moon missions, new spacecraft and the debut of a new rocket.
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How Artemis Will Land Humans on the Moon
[Credit: Toyota] In contrast to the Apollo program’s singular push to the moon, with modules for an entire mission all ...
US grounds SpaceX's Starship after fiery mid-air explosion
The United States on Friday grounded SpaceX's Starship and ordered Elon Musk's company to investigate why the spaceship ...
SpaceX set to carry two moon landers on one rocket
A SpaceX rocket set to launch overnight will carry two lunar landers, one from Austin-based Firefly Aerospace and one from ...
The Starbase rocket testing facility is permanently changing the landscape of southern Texas
Boca Chica, Texas, is home to SpaceX’s flagship assembly and test installation, Starbase. Since 2021, I have been conducting ...
Private US, Japanese lunar landers launch on single rocket
One rocket, two missions: lunar landers built by US and Japanese companies launched their "rideshare" to the moon on ...