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VideoNASA Administrator teases further Artemis program updates in one-on-one interview
The conversation took place amid the flight readiness review for the Artemis 2 mission, which is currently set to launch no earlier than April 1, 2026, pending work being completed in the Vehicle Assembly Building.
VideoNASA contract confirms selection of ULA’s Centaur 5 as new upper stage for the SLS rocket
The upper stage of United launch Alliance’s Vulcan rockets performed successfully across the first four flights of the rocket since 2024. The first launch of a Centaur 5 as part of a Space Launch System rocket would be on the Artemis 4 mission.
VideoNASA to attempt second full fueling test of its Space Launch System rocket
The operation comes a week after NASA conducted a so-called ‘confidence test’ on Feb. 12, which was the process of loading some liquid hydrogen on the rocket’s core stage.
VideoVulcan suffers solid rocket booster problem during USSF-87 launch
The anomaly appears similar to the nozzle burn through seen during the launch of the second certification flight of a Vulcan rocket.
VideoULA to launch geosynchronous orbit surveillance satellite for the U.S. Space Force
The USSF-87 will be the second national security flight for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket and the fourth flight of this type of rocket to date. Liftoff from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 3:30 a.m. EST (0830 UTC).
VideoEastern Range ready for same day fueling of Space Launch System, Vulcan rockets
Florida’s Space Coast is preparing for a future that could see in excess of 350 launches annually.
VideoNASA, SpaceX conduct ‘medical evacuation’ Crew-11 return to Earth
The three astronauts and cosmonaut are scheduled to undock from the space station at 5:05 p.m. EST (2205 UTC) on Wednesday, Jan. 14, and splashdown off the coast of California at 3:41 a.m. EST (0841 UTC).
VideoISS gains new commander as Crew-11 prepares midweek departure
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke took over command of the International Space Station on Dec. 7, 2025. He and the rest of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission will undock from the ISS on Jan. 14.
VideoULA Atlas 5 launch puts Amazon’s 180th broadband satellite in low Earth orbit
Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred at 3:28 a.m. EST (0828 UTC), as the RD-180 engine on the booster roared to lift alongside five solid rocket boosters.
VideoULA launches ViaSat-3 following valve replacement on Atlas 5 rocket
The mission was the second of three planned spacecraft that Viasat plans to operate in geostationary orbit. United Launch Alliance launched from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 10:04 p.m. EST (0304 UTC).