NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) Moon rocket demonstrated eye-watering performance and precision during its inaugural flight in November 2022. An upgraded system now in development, known as the SLS Block […] The post RS-25 Engine Evolves for the Evolvable SLS Rocket appeared first on SpaceNews.

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has signed a contract with SpaceX to launch the GEO-KOMPSAT-3 multipurpose communications satellite to geostationary orbit in the second half of 2027, the nation’s […] The post South Korea hires SpaceX to launch GEO satellite in 2027 appeared first on SpaceNews.

In the unforgiving void of space, where errors are measured in milliseconds and millimeters, the Boeing Starliner saga unfolds. As astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams find themselves in their […] The post Rethinking Safety in the Age of Machine Complexity appeared first on SpaceNews.

A pair of smallsats built by Rocket Lab for a NASA mission to Mars have arrived in Florida for a launch this fall on the inaugural flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket. The post Rocket Lab-built Mars smallsats arrive at launch site appeared first on SpaceNews.

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) is “a matter of weeks” away from attempting its first orbital launch, according to the chief executive of its corporate parent. The post First RFA launch in a “matter of weeks” appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceX launched the latest in its series of dedicated rideshare missions Aug. 16, putting more than 100 satellites for commercial and government customers into orbit. The post SpaceX launches Transporter-11 smallsat rideshare mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

The contracts worth $424 million were awarded by the Space Development Agency for 20 satellites for relay and tactical communications The post Terran Orbital, York Space win U.S. military satellite contracts appeared first on SpaceNews.

Jeff Riggs has retired as CEO of Spectrum AMT, a Colorado-based circuit board maker he co-founded 25 years ago with a growing business in the space industry. The post Electronics maker seeks more space growth after CEO retires appeared first on SpaceNews.

Gen. Stephen Whiting challenged claims by the Mitchell Institute that the Army’s space initiatives encroach on Space Force territory The post U.S. Space Command chief expresses support for Army’s space initiatives appeared first on SpaceNews.

A Republican former NASA administrator is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, for president. The post Republican former NASA administrator endorses Harris for president appeared first on SpaceNews.