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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes in massive fireball during prelaunch test
By Mike Wall Last updated
Blue Origin's fourth New Glenn rocket exploded during a prelaunch engine test on Thursday night (May 28). It could be a big setback for the company and for NASA's moon ambitions.

What's next for SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket after its historic debut flight?
By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX's "V3" Starship megarocket did pretty well on its debut flight last week. What's next for the powerful next-gen vehicle?

Artemis moon base will cover 'hundreds of square miles' with hopping drones and new lunar rovers, NASA says
By Mike Wall Published
NASA envisions its moon base covering hundreds of square miles, and hopping scout drones may mark the facility's perimeter. The agency just awarded $1 billion in contracts to get the ball rolling.

NASA satellite will test orbital 'gas station' tech to help astronauts reach the moon and Mars
By Josh Dinner Published
You can travel much farther with a full tank.

Artemis 3 astronaut test flight will be 'one of the most highly complex missions NASA has undertaken.' These new details reveal why.
By Mike Wall Published
NASA just revealed some new details about its upcoming Artemis 3 astronaut mission to Earth orbit, which is targeted to launch in late 2027.

Blue Origin's lunar lander mockup is ready for NASA Artemis astronaut training
By Josh Dinner Published
A mockup of Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 2 lunar lander has been assembled at the Johnson Space Center, and is ready for Artemis astronauts to come aboard to begin training.

Blue Origin tests 1st moon lander ahead of lunar launch later this year (photo)
By Josh Dinner Published
Blue Origin continues putting its first lunar lander through its paces, testing the spacecraft at NASA centers across the nation to prepare it for its upcoming mission to the moon.

Moon lander preps for the lunar surface | Space photo of the day for May 5, 2026
By Chelsea Gohd Published
Blue Origin's MK1 moon lander has passed its tests in the vacuum chamber as NASA continues to develop the hardware needed to return astronauts to the moon.

NASA wants to land astronauts on the moon in 2028. Will SpaceX's Starship or Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander be ready in time?
By Andrew Jones Published
After Artemis 2, NASA's moon return hinges on two unproven commercial landers, each of which faces major technical and timeline challenges.

Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket grounded after launch mishap
By Mike Wall Published
The Federal Aviation Administration has temporarily grounded Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, which failed to deliver a satellite to the proper orbit during its third-ever launch on Sunday (April 19).
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