Rocket Report: Two small launchers fail in flight; Soyuz crew flies to ISS
This wasn't a great week for small launch vehicles.
Space
Independent reviewers find NASA Mars Sample Return plans are seriously flawed
"MSR was established with unrealistic budget and schedule expectations from the beginning."
Permission denied for reentry of Varda’s orbiting experiment capsule
The FAA says Varda launched its vehicle into space without a reentry license.
SpaceX breaks another booster reuse record, but did anyone see it?
SpaceX has continued its trend toward a minimalist broadcast approach.
Failure strikes Rocket Lab after launch from New Zealand
The Electron rocket now has a 90 percent success rate.
How scientists are mitigating space travel’s risks to the human body
Spending time in space comes with different health hazards.
Stoke Space hops its upper stage, leaping toward a fully reusable rocket
"It was great to get that notch in our belt."
NASA clears the air: No evidence that UFOs are aliens
NASA attempts to make conversations about aerial phenomena more scientific.
The US military just proved it can get satellites into space super fast
Alpha becomes the first of the US 1-ton rockets to reach its target orbit.
Rocket Report: New Shepard may fly soon; ULA changes mind on DoD competition
"No one wants a monopoly choking out one point of the value chain."
A NASA astronaut will finally spend a full year in space
"I'm really excited to see how my body does when I return."
A year after New Shepard’s accident, Blue Origin may return to flight next month
New Shepard is scheduled to launch in early October on its return-to-flight mission.
Telesat books 14 launches with SpaceX, bypassing Blue Origin and Relativity
Telesat picks the "most reliable and only reusable orbital rocket flying today."
ULA’s Atlas V rocket has launched for the first time in nearly a year
Launching Amazon's first two Kuiper satellites is next on ULA's Atlas V schedule.
FAA says SpaceX has more to do before Starship can fly again
SpaceX says it has implemented 57 corrective actions on Starship.
