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NASA’s huge new rocket will soon send astronauts around the moon

The United States is preparing to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than half a century, riding a ...

Rocket Report: Ariane 64 to debut soon; India has a Falcon 9 clone too?

A growing cadence … The Ariane 6 rocket has launched five times, including its debut flight in July 2024. All of the launches ...
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NASA's powerful new Roman Space Telescope is complete — and will soon begin mission to find 100,000 alien worlds

New photos show off NASA's newly constructed Roman Space Telescope, which will soon help researchers unravel the mysteries of ...
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Meet the Louisiana native helping NASA build its next rocket to the moon

"It’s amazing to think that this thing I have been working on in various capacities for the last eight years is about to send ...

What to expect from Cape Canaveral rocket scene in 2026

While 2025 saw a record number of launches —including crewed exploration, science missions, and even an historic first ...

NASA launches new mission to get the most out of the James Webb Space Telescope

Among other things, the James Webb Space Telescope is designed to get us closer to finding habitable worlds around faraway ...
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Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket on NASA Mars mission. Here's a recap

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket successfully launched for the second time from Florida after days of delays. The mission helped launch a landmark Mars mission for NASA, known as ESCAPADE, that ...
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NASA’s new nuclear engine could transform deep space

I’ve grown up with rockets that burn chemical fuel, but NASA’s next big leap in propulsion could make those engines look as dated as steam trains. By turning to nuclear power in space, the agency ...

Superheavy-lift rockets like SpaceX's starship could transform astronomy by making space telescopes cheaper

After a string of dramatic failures, the huge Starship rocket from SpaceX had a fully successful test on Oct. 13, 2025. A ...
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Blue Origin launches huge rocket carrying NASA spacecraft to Mars

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Blue Origin launched its huge New Glenn rocket Thursday with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars. It was only the second flight of the rocket that Jeff ...