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Artist's illustration of Astrobotic's Peregrine lander on the surface of the moon.

Private Peregrine moon lander completes testing ahead of landmark lunar launch

By Elizabeth Howell published

Astrobotic's Peregrine moon lander wrapped up testing to prepare for spaceflight and is now waiting to be shipped to its Florida launch site.

Technology
The first Vulcan Centaur rocket booster arrives at Cape Canaveral, Florida on Jan. 22, 2022 ahead of a planned debut launch.

United Launch Alliance's 1st Vulcan Centaur rocket arrives in Florida for debut flight

By Tariq Malik published

The first of a new generation of United Launch Alliance rockets has arrived at its Florida spaceport to prepare for a debut flight.

Private Spaceflight
three kerbonauts and a rocket above an illustration of earth

Kerbal Space Program 2 to feature Atlas V rocket launch audio

By Elizabeth Howell published

What do you get when an audio engineer meets an Atlas V rocket launch? Great sound for a forthcoming space game.

Space Games
Photo of Boeing's Starliner approaching the ISS by astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti.

Boeing Starliner: Live updates

By Mike Wall last updated

Read live updates of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft development as it moves towards sending humans to space for the first time.

International Space Station
NASA's LOFTID inflatable heat shield demonstrator sits on the deck of a recovery ship shortly after its splashdown on Nov. 10, 2022.

Boots on Mars: Artemis 1 launch and heat shield test take NASA closer

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Artemis 1 moon launch and LOFTID heat shield test successfully demonstrated hardware that could be key to landing astronauts on Mars.

Artemis
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifting of from Vandenberg Space Force Base on November 10, 2022.

Powerful JPSS-2 weather satellite launches with Mars heat shield test on final Atlas V flight from West Coast

By Josh Dinner last updated

An Atlas V lifted off early Thursday morning (Nov. 10) carrying the JPSS-2 weather satellite and an inflatable heat shield demonstrator to orbit.

Satellites
loftid heat demonstrator with earth in behind

NASA's inflatable flying saucer aces Mars heat shield reentry test

By Elizabeth Howell published

LOFTID soared into space and back again Thursday (Nov. 10), safely splashing down in the Pacific Ocean on a crucial test of aeroshell technology for eventual human Mars missions.

Mars
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V payload fairing containing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2 satellite arrives at the vertical integration facility at Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Oct. 18, 2022. 

Watch Atlas V rocket launch powerful JPSS-2 weather satellite early Thursday

By Josh Dinner last updated

The JPSS-2 weather satellite and LOFTID landing-tech demonstrator are scheduled to lift off early Thursday morning (Nov. 10), and you can watch the action live.

Satellites
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V payload fairing containing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2 satellite arrives at the vertical integration facility at Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Oct. 18, 2022. 

Launch of advanced JPSS-2 weather satellite delayed to Nov. 10

By Mike Wall last updated

JPSS-2 and the LOFTID technology demonstration will now launch no earlier than Nov. 10, in part because a battery on the upper stage of their Atlas V rocket ride needs to be replaced.

Satellites
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V payload fairing containing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2 satellite arrives at the vertical integration facility at Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Oct. 18, 2022. 

Advanced Earth-monitoring JPSS-2 satellite is 'go' for liftoff on Nov. 1

By Mike Wall last updated

The powerful JPSS-2 satellite is go for liftoff early Tuesday morning (Nov. 1) — provided the weather cooperates.

Satellites
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