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NASA has announced it will rely on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft for its two scheduled crew rotation missions to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2025, as it continues to assess the readiness of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
Axiom Space and Prada took center stage today at the 2024 International Astronautical Congress in Milan, revealing the flight design of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit.
Airbus Defense and Space has announced plans to cut up to 2,500 jobs by mid-2026, citing a “continued complex business environment, especially in the space systems segment”
SpaceX's is gearing up for its fifth flight test of Starship, which "could take place as early as October 13, pending regulatory approval"
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted approval for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 to proceed with the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera asteroid mission, though other launches remain grounded for now.
NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the Thursday, Oct. 10, launch attempt of the Europa Clipper mission as NASA Kennedy Space Center is in the direct path of major Hurricane Milton.
Lunar Outpost, a Colorado-based company that is part of NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) Services program, has added Leidos to its Lunar Dawn team after a split with Lockheed Martin.
Blue Origin is set to launch the latest version of its New Shepard rocket, marking a significant milestone with the debut of a second human-rated vehicle.
ULA successfully conducted the second certification test flight of its Vulcan Centaur rocket on October 4, an essential mission for certifying the vehicle to carry national security payloads. However, a anomaly "observation" with one of the solid rocket boosters (SRB) has raised concerns.
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) is gearing up for the second certification flight of its Vulcan Centaur rocket, marking a critical milestone in ULA’s path toward certifying the Vulcan Centaur for national security missions with the U.S. Space Force.
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