Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

With testing and integration still ahead, the New Glenn will miss its Mars launch debut.

NASA and Boeing appear to remain committed to identifying and addressing the propulsion system issues and other concerns that arose following a June 5 launch.

Blue Origin had been targeting New Glenn’s debut for Oct. 13.

It was the spacecraft’s third successful mission, clocking a total of about 545 days.

The elements offer greater thrust potential than conventional gas propellants.

The Jacklyn is a 380-ft.-long, 200-ft.-wide specialized barge.

Starliner is to undock from the nine-person ISS on Sept. 6 at 6:04 p.m. EDT.

Powered by a pair of BE-3U engines, the upper stage of New Glenn is intended to deliver a pair of small NASA science satellites on a trajectory to reach Mars.

The service is taking the Rocket Systems Launch Program back to its customer-funded roots, but small launchers still have routes to work with the government.

SpaceX resumed operations of its Falcon 9 launcher, ending a brief pause after a first-stage booster landing mishap on a prior Starlink mission.

Kim’s appointment as Firefly CEO comes about six weeks after the company abruptly announced the departure of Bill Weber.

The Kent, Washington-based space company is developing a reusable two-stage launch vehicle called Nova.

The rocket lifted off at 3:48 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral SFS to deliver 21 Starlink satellites into orbit.

SpaceX suffered a mishap with a Falcon 9 first-stage booster during an attempt to land it on a ship following its use during a Starlink launch mission.

The company also says it has measures underway to prevent a recurrence.

The company has resolved a problem that impaired operation of one of the three parachutes on the last flight of its New Shepard suborbital spacecraft.

The company plans to launch the first of its forestry monitoring spacecraft in 2025 after supplier issues delayed the mission from this year.

The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 11:56 a.m. Pacific time from Space Launch Complex 4E.