After around two years of construction, Launch Complex 3, a site made specifically for Neutron operations, is now ready to support the vehicle’s maiden flight. […]
Blue Origin Is Making Progress On New Glenn’s Launch Pad
In the time since the loss of NG-4, teams have been working 24/7 to clear debris and start on major repairs. Blue Origin continues to highlight its intent of launching again this year, which would be an incredibly fast turnaround given the damage the pad sustained. Earlier today, the company released an official 5-phase plan to return to flight. This includes some major changes to the pad's design and how New Glenn integrates with it. Here I will go more in-depth into Blue Origin's progress, pad cleanup, the new design, and more. Cleaning Debris Immediately after the loss of the…
Blue Origin Is Making Progress On New Glenn’s Launch Pad
In the time since the loss of NG-4, teams have…
Blue Origin Is Getting Ready To Land On The Moon
Over the past few months, Blue Origin has been sharing…
Rocket Lab Continues To Prepare For Neutron’s Maiden Flight
Throughout Rocket Lab's various facilities, we're starting to see large…
New Glenn’s Launch Was Just Delayed Again
Earlier this morning, Blue Origin confirmed that the NG-2 mission,…
Big Cost Increases For The Mars Sample Return Mission
The idea of collecting, transferring, launching, and delivering Mars samples…
The James Webb Space Telescope Has Finally Reached L2
(Credit: NASA) The James Webb Space Telescope Has Finally Reached…
What Progress Has Been Made On Orbital Reef?
(Credit: Sierra Space) What Progress Has Been Made On Orbital…
Dream Chaser Tenacity Just Missed Its Ride To Space
After Vulcan's first launch early this year, the plan was…
A Closer Look At New Glenn & Its Progress
(Credit: Blue Origin) A Closer Look At New Glenn &…
Rocket Lab Is Ramping Up Neutron Engine Production
Rocket Lab is currently working on a new partially reusable medium lift launch vehicle named Neutron, with the goal of launching it for the first […]
What Happened To Dream Chaser’s Maiden Flight?
It’s been quite a while since we heard anything about Dream Chaser and specifically Tenacity, the first test article set to launch and berth to […]
When Can We Expect Flight 10 of Starship?
Despite an early end to flight 9 and the loss of Ship 36 on the test stand, SpaceX looks to be closing in on Flight […]
Rocket Lab Has Begun Work On Neutron’s Landing Barge
With Rocket Lab still aiming for a maiden flight of Neutron late this year, the company is moving fast trying to prepare not only the […]
Is The Lunar Starship Program On Schedule?
Just a few days ago, a new report was released that, among other projects, went over the Starship Human Landing System, a lunar variant of […]
SpinLaunch Is Still Trying To Make An Orbital Accelerator
The last time SpinLaunch tested its suborbital accelerator and provided an update on it was in late 2022, nearly 3 years ago. In the time […]
New Glenn’s Second Launch Now Has A Date
Earlier today, on June 9, we got confirmation that New Glenn’s second launch is officially set to occur no earlier than August 15. Again, Blue […]
Vulcan’s Launch Cadence Is Set To Ramp Up
The last time Vulcan launched was October 2024, which was the second-ever flight of the vehicle. In the time since then, we haven’t heard much […]
What Caused the Loss of ispace’s Resilience Spacecraft?
On June 5th, ispace’s M2 lunar lander attempted to touchdown on the surface of the Moon. Unfortunately, the landing was unsuccessful, with the lander expected […]