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CAS Space Targets Late March for Kinetica-2 Maiden Flight, China's Latest Bid for a Reusable Medium-Lift Rocket
Chinese Academy of Sciences spinoff CAS Space will attempt the first launch of its Kinetica-2 kerosene-LOX rocket from Jiuquan, carrying a prototype cargo spacecraft for the Tiangong space station.
NASA Overhauls Artemis Program, Adds New Mission and Pushes Moon Landing to 2028
Artemis III becomes an orbital test flight in 2027 as NASA restructures its lunar program to reduce risk and increase launch cadence.
SpaceX Targets Mid-March for Starship Flight 12, Debut of Block 3 Hardware and Raptor 3 Engines
SpaceX is preparing to launch Starship Flight 12 in mid-March 2026, the first test of upgraded Block 3 vehicles powered by 33 Raptor 3 engines and the debut of Orbital Launch Pad 2.
NASA's Starliner Investigation Finds 61 Failures Across Engineering, Leadership, and Culture — Classifies Mission at Shuttle-Disaster Level
NASA classified the 2024 Boeing Starliner crewed flight as a Type A mishap — its most severe designation — after an investigation found helium leaks, thruster failures, suppressed dissent, and a culture of mistrust that stranded two astronauts for nine months.
SpaceX Asks the FCC to Approve One Million Orbital Data Center Satellites, Claiming AI Compute Will Be Cheapest in Space
SpaceX filed to launch up to one million solar-powered satellites for orbital AI computing, drawing skepticism from astronomers and feasibility questions from experts.
Ariane 64 Debuts as Europe's Most Powerful Rocket, Lofting 20 Tonnes of Amazon Leo Satellites on Maiden Flight
Europe's Ariane 6 flew its four-booster configuration for the first time, delivering 32 Amazon Leo satellites in the heaviest payload ever launched by a European rocket.
SpaceX Crew-12 Cleared for February 11 Launch After Falcon 9 Return to Flight, Crew Will Carry Smartphones Under New NASA Policy
NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission is confirmed for February 11 after FAA clears Falcon 9 following a second-stage anomaly, while a historic policy change will let astronauts carry personal smartphones into orbit for the first time.
NASA Delays Artemis II Crewed Lunar Mission to March After Hydrogen Leak During Fuel Test
A liquid hydrogen leak halted the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal, pushing the first crewed Moon flight since 1972 to no earlier than March 6.