America’s first lunar lander in a half-century won’t reach the Moon
Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander appears to be stricken by a propellant leak.
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The situation with Astrobotic’s lunar lander appears to be quite dire
"We do not expect every launch and landing to be successful."
ULA’s Vulcan rocket shot for the Moon on debut launch—and hit a bullseye
ULA's Vulcan rocket flew straight and true right out of the gate.
Daily Telescope: The Wizard Nebula captured above Germany
The stars in this cluster are estimated to be about 4 to 12 million years old.
Navajo objection to flying human ashes to the Moon won’t delay launch
"They’re not going to remove the human remains and keep them here on Earth."
Here’s a first look at United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan rocket
ULA's first flight-ready Vulcan rocket is finally on the launch pad.
As Vulcan nears debut, it’s not clear whether ULA will live long and prosper
This marks an absolutely pivotal moment for the 20-year-old launch company.
Daily Telescope: A crab found in the night sky rather than the world’s oceans
Oh, to have seen this supernova back in the day.
Rocket Report: SpaceX’s record year; Firefly’s Alpha rocket falls short
Living downrange from one of China's launch sites sure doesn't seem safe.
Elon Musk: SpaceX needs to build Starships as often as Boeing builds 737s
"Ship production needs to be roughly an order of magnitude higher than booster production."
Daily Telescope: A view of our star as Earth reaches perihelion
There is a bit of irony for those of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere.
Starlink launches first “cellphone towers in space” for use with LTE phones
T-Mobile field tests begin soon—texting to be available before voice and data.
A commander’s lament on the loss of a historic SpaceX rocket
This rocket restored NASA crew launches to US soil, then launched 18 more times.
Juno makes its first ultra-close flyby of the volcano-covered moon Io
"The cumulative effect of all that radiation has begun to show."
A cat video highlighted a big year for lasers in space
NASA has invested more than $700 million in testing laser communications in space.
