Lian, the deputy chief designer, said that CAS Space has developed a rocket upper stage called Kinastra 1, which is scheduled ...

Welcome to Edition 9.01 of the Rocket Report! Back in January, I wrote about the 20 launches and landings we were most excited about in 2026. The list included things that were, at the time, ...

Rocket Lab is preparing for a suborbital hypersonic launch from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The mission, called "Curveball," will use the HASTE launch vehicle, a modified Electron ...

SpaceX is planning a Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission will deploy 24 Starlink broadband internet satellites into low-Earth orbit. The launch is ...

Welcome to Edition 8.46 of the Rocket Report! We don’t mention Starship in the body of this week’s report, so I’ll give a brief update here. The next test flight of SpaceX’s mega-rocket—Flight ...

The rocket will carry reconnaissance satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office, a U.S. intelligence agency. The launch is targeted for Monday, May 11, with a four-hour window opening at 3:28 p ...

A New Glenn rocket stands ready at the launchpad in April 2026, a month before disaster would strike. AP Photo/John Raoux During an evening test fire on May 28, 2026, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket ...

"Space jellyfish" leave an ethereal shape in the sky. In rare cases, sometimes the space jellyfish-shaped rocket contrail that follows a launch can transform into another shape. Like a heart. The ...

SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base this week. The mission will deploy 24 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit. The nighttime ...