Rocket Rundown

A group of companies led by Blue Origin and Sierra Space announced Oct 25 plans to develop a commercial space station called Orbital Reef.

After a successful launch on October 16, NASA’s Lucy mission that will study distant asteroids fields has run into trouble.

Chinese launch startup Deep Blue Aerospace conducted a 100-meter VTVL test of the company’s Nebula M1 test vehicle.

The SpaceX Inspiration4 mission was launched aboard a Falcon 9 on September 15 carrying the world’s first crew of non-professional astronauts.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has founded Privateer with the aim to develop technology that can be used to remove space debris.

NASA has awarded a $152.5 million contract to SpaceX to launch the agency's GOES-U weather satellite aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket in 2024.

SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 booster on a tenth mission marking a new milestone in the company’s reusability efforts.

NASA and Boeing have announced that the second uncrewed Starliner flight will be launched on July 30 at 18:53 UTC.

Suborbital space tourism provider Blue Origin will auction off the first seat aboard a New Shepard rocket. Bids start at $50,000.

Vice President Harris swore in Sen. Bill Nelson as the 14th NASA Administrator during a ceremony on May 3 in Washington.

The first crew of the newly commissioned Chinese space station is slated to be launched aboard a Tianzhou spacecraft in June.

Blue Origin has filed a formal protest with the GAO after losing out to SpaceX for the NASA lunar lander contract.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station experienced a close call with space debris on April 23.

An instrument aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully extracted breathable oxygen from the carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere of Mars.

A Chinese space telescope slated to be launched in 2024 will operate alongside the country’s new space station enabling refueling and repair.

Amazon has selected the ULA Atlas V to launch nine missions for the company's Kuiper broadband satellite internet initiative.