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NASA’s science program is on the chopping block. Jared Isaacman is out, Mars is in—and decades of research may be gone o...
31/05/2025

NASA’s science program is on the chopping block. Jared Isaacman is out, Mars is in—and decades of research may be gone overnight. The most dramatic shift in agency history since Apollo is here →

The spaceflight community was dealt a double blow today: first, with the White House abruptly pulling the nomination of entrepreneur and private astronaut Jared Isaacman as NASA Administrator; and second, with the publication of a proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget that would cut NASA’s funding by n...

A reminder that Starship continues to be a test program, but every failure will continue to shape Starship into a mature...
28/05/2025

A reminder that Starship continues to be a test program, but every failure will continue to shape Starship into a matured launch vehicle - A key player in NASA's Artemis mission back to the Moon

On May 27, 2025, SpaceX launched its ninth Starship flight test from Starbase, Texas, marking the first reuse of a Super Heavy booster. Booster 14-2, fresh off its inaugural flight in January, powered the 403-foot stack aloft at 6:37 p.m. CDT. The mission aimed to break a two-flight streak of upper-...

SpaceX is preparing to launch their Starship rocket NET Tuesday, May 27th from Starbase, TX
23/05/2025

SpaceX is preparing to launch their Starship rocket NET Tuesday, May 27th from Starbase, TX

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has officially closed its investigation into SpaceX’s eighth Starship test flight, clearing the path for the vehicle’s next major step. With regulatory approval in hand, SpaceX is targeting May 27 for the ninth integrated flight test of its fully reusabl...

Stratolaunch fires up their TA-2 Hypersonic vehicle
06/05/2025

Stratolaunch fires up their TA-2 Hypersonic vehicle

Vandenberg SFB, CA – May 5, 2025Stratolaunch has marked a major milestone in hypersonic flight today with the successful powered flight and recovery of its Talon-A2 test vehicle, becoming the first U.S. company since the X-15 program in the 1960s to repeatedly fly and recover a reusable hypersonic...

Starbase, TX gets majority vote to become its own city
04/05/2025

Starbase, TX gets majority vote to become its own city

May 3, 2025 – Boca Chica, TX — In a historic vote this week, residents of the small South Texas community once known as Boca Chica approved a measure to officially incorporate as the City of Starbase. The ballot passed overwhelmingly, with 173 votes in favor and only 4 opposed, marking a new cha...

The Trump Administration has proposed NASA's budget for FY 2026, with major cuts to Earth Sciences and NASA's SLS/Orion,...
03/05/2025

The Trump Administration has proposed NASA's budget for FY 2026, with major cuts to Earth Sciences and NASA's SLS/Orion, pivoting toward crewed Lunar and Mars exploration.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration has released its proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget for NASA, requesting $18.8 billion — a cut of over $6 billion from last year’s funding of $24.9 billion. This proposed 24% reduction signals a fundamental shift in NASA’s priorities, scaling back tr...

Lockheed Martin wraps up the Orion Spacecraft for Artemis II
01/05/2025

Lockheed Martin wraps up the Orion Spacecraft for Artemis II

With Artemis II on the horizon, Lockheed Martin delivers the spacecraft that will take humans farther than they’ve gone in half a century.For the first time in over fifty years, NASA is preparing to launch astronauts into deep space — and now, the spacecraft that will take them there is ready. T...

Today, Stoke Space completed hot fires of their first and second stage engines at over 100% power. Take a look inside th...
01/05/2025

Today, Stoke Space completed hot fires of their first and second stage engines at over 100% power. Take a look inside the innovations they're hoping to achieve with their Nova Rocket

Stoke Space isn’t just building a rocket—it’s rewriting the playbook on how rockets return to Earth. While major players like SpaceX and Blue Origin dominate headlines, this Washington-based startup is quietly pushing the boundaries of what reusable launch vehicles can look like. And if they s...

Firefly Aerospace launches their Alpha rocket, suffers anomaly during stage separation
29/04/2025

Firefly Aerospace launches their Alpha rocket, suffers anomaly during stage separation

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, California — April 28, 2025Firefly Aerospace launched its Alpha rocket early Monday morning on a mission titled “Message In A Booster”, carrying Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 Technology Demonstration satellite. Liftoff occurred at 06:19 AM PDT from Vandenberg’s SLC-...

LAUNCH ALERT 🚨Firefly Aerospace is now live with the launch of their Alpha rocket! Just under 15 minutes to launch Watch...
29/04/2025

LAUNCH ALERT 🚨
Firefly Aerospace is now live with the launch of their Alpha rocket! Just under 15 minutes to launch
Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/live/pkusoizm-Zk?feature=shared

Good morning! The team is gearing up to launch a Message in a Booster. Alpha fueling is underway and we're working towards liftoff at 6:37 am PDT. Here’s the mission timeline you can expect to see after launch. Get notified when we go live with : https://www.youtube.com/live/pkusoizm-Zk?si=NxCasXCMZ0XR6doQ

Firefly Aerospace continues making strides in the industry, tomorrow's launch is no different
29/04/2025

Firefly Aerospace continues making strides in the industry, tomorrow's launch is no different

Firefly Aerospace is preparing to launch its next Alpha mission, Flight 6 (FLTA006), carrying Lockheed Martin’s versatile LM 400 satellite. Scheduled for liftoff no earlier than Monday, April 29, 2025, from Space Launch Complex-2W at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, this mission will open ...

ULA launches their Atlas V rocket with Amazon's Kuiper Internet Satellites
29/04/2025

ULA launches their Atlas V rocket with Amazon's Kuiper Internet Satellites

Tonight, April 28, 2025, United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched an Atlas V 551 rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Liftoff occurred precisely at 7:01 p.m. EDT (23:01 UTC), sending 27 operational satellites into low Earth orbit for Amazon’...

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