NASA

By Mark Carreau
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.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
After weeks of tests, analysis and debate, NASA pulled veteran astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams from the Starliner Crew Flight Test.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
Blue Origin had been targeting New Glenn’s debut for Oct. 13.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Such activities are intended to advance science and technology, underscore U.S. leadership in the space domain and enrich the space economy.
Operations & Safety

By Garrett Reim
Formerly named Starburst Aerospace, the accelerator launched in 2012 with the aim of fostering and investing in aerospace startups.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The Jacklyn is a 380-ft.-long, 200-ft.-wide specialized barge.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

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

By Irene Klotz
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.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The solar sail uses a novel expanding tubular boom system made of flexible polymer and carbon fiber materials.
Operations & Safety

By Graham Warwick
C-130J as a hydrogen demonstrator; fuel cells for European regional project; ductile composites for LH2 tanks.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
Reports of a mysterious pulsing sound onboard Boeing's Starliner have been identified as speaker feedback from the ISS audio configuration.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
Launch of the Crew-9 Freedom Dragon capsule is planned for no earlier than Sept. 24.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The NASA science and technology payloads will be focused on identifying the location of water, ice, gas and other volatiles in the region.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Uncertainties about the spacecraft’s thruster performance remain after a failure during the first ISS docking attempt.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
The Moon rocket’s new upper stage and mobile launcher are billions over budget.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
The Oct. 13-21 launch window is an ambitious goal.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Starliner’s undocking from the ISS is targeted for 6:04 p.m. EDT Sept. 6.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The 10-min, 10-sec. flight from the company’s East Texas launch site near Van Horn began with a 9:20 a.m. EDT liftoff.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s plan to build a second mobile launcher for its upgraded Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will cost the agency $1.8 billion.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The company also says it has measures underway to prevent a recurrence.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander, slated to lift off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, will carry 10 scientific instruments and tech demonstrations to the Moon.
Space

By Graham Warwick
MagniX unveils hybrid testbed; VoloCity vibration testing; UK gets first vertiport; electric aircraft training.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
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.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
MagniX unveiled a Dash 7 that it plans to convert to a hybrid aircraft by replacing two of its four turboprop engines with electric powertrains.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
The newcomers join 11 companies selected in 2022 for the VADR program.
Space