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November 13, 2025

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[ November 13, 2025 ] Blue Origin launches twin Mars probes for NASA as New Glenn makes first landing New Glenn
[ November 13, 2025 ] Live coverage: ULA to launch ViaSat-3 following valve replacement on Atlas 5 rocket Atlas 5
[ November 13, 2025 ] Live coverage: Blue Origin to launch NASA’s ESCAPADE following scrubs from clouds, space weather Mission Reports
[ November 11, 2025 ] NASA scrubs ESCAPADE launch due to ‘highly elevated solar activity’ Mission Reports
[ November 11, 2025 ] Rocket Lab delays debut of Neutron rocket to 2026 Neutron

NASA restarts moon rocket wet dress rehearsal countdown

April 12, 2022 William Harwood

NASA restarted a two-day dress-rehearsal countdown Tuesday for the agency’s new Space Launch System moon rocket after a series of unrelated glitches, mostly involving ground systems, blocked two earlier attempts to fully fuel the huge launcher to verify its readiness for flight.

Rocket Lab confirms plan to catch booster with helicopter later this month

April 11, 2022 Stephen Clark

Rocket Lab plans the first attempt to catch one of its returning small satellite boosters by helicopter after a launch later this month, nearly three years after the company announced its mid-air recovery and reuse concept.

China launches three space missions, debuts new rocket configuration

April 11, 2022 Stephen Clark

China launched three more space missions in recent weeks, debuting the country’s first rocket to be fitted with strap-on solid-fueled boosters and deploying satellites to image planet Earth and calibrate orbit prediction models, according to Chinese state media.

First crew of private astronauts welcomed aboard International Space Station

April 9, 2022 Stephen Clark

A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked at the International Space Station on Saturday with four private astronauts, beginning a planned stay of at least eight days — and maybe longer — while becoming the first mission with an all-commercial crew to visit the orbiting research complex.

Citing valve problem, NASA will load only the SLS core stage in next countdown test

April 9, 2022 Stephen Clark

A problem with a helium valve on the Space Launch System moon rocket’s upper stage will require ground teams to only partially load the giant launcher with cryogenic propellants during an upcoming countdown dress rehearsal, NASA officials said Saturday. NASA also confirmed teams now targeting Thursday for the next try to complete the test.

Live coverage: SpaceX crew capsule docks with space station

April 9, 2022 Stephen Clark

Less than a day after launching from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, four commercial space fliers arrived Saturday at the International Space Station, becoming the first all-private crew to visit the orbiting research complex. Docking of SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavour spacecraft with the station occurred at 8:29 a.m. EDT (1229 GMT).

First-of-its-kind commercial astronaut mission heads for space station

April 8, 2022 Stephen Clark

Strapped in the seats of a SpaceX crew capsule, a retired NASA astronaut and three wealthy paying passengers rocketed into orbit Friday from the Kennedy Space Center on the first fully commercial mission to the International Space Station.

Live coverage: Four private astronauts launch to International Space Station

April 8, 2022 Stephen Clark

Four private citizens rode into orbit Friday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft, taking aim on the International Space Station on the first all-commercial mission to visit the research complex. Liftoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida occurred at 11:17 a.m. EDT (1517 GMT).

SpaceX ready for launch of first all-commercial crew to space station

April 7, 2022 William Harwood

SpaceX and a Houston company are gearing up to launch four private citizens Friday on the first NASA-sanctioned, fully commercial flight to the International Space Station, a key step in a government push to encourage private-sector development on the high frontier.

NASA’s SLS moon rocket, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 share the scene at Kennedy Space Center

April 6, 2022 Stephen Clark

NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket and SpaceX’s Falcon 9 shared the scene Wednesday at the Kennedy Space Center — the first time since 2009 that rockets have stood on both pads at Launch Complex 39.