NASA and DARPA will partner on future phases of the DRACO program to demonstrate a space nuclear thermal propulsion system. Credit: DARPA By Jeff Foust, Published by Space News, 16 July 2025 WASHINGTON — A new study recommends that the United States pursue rapid development of a space nuclear power
Image by Sergio Flores / AFP via Getty By Frank Landymore, Published by Futurism, 5 June 2025 "All flight 9 has proven is just how much of a dead end Starship is." Last week, both stages of SpaceX's Starship exploded after returning from space. The Super Heavy booster flew apart
An image of how a RFA launch could look: Credit Rocket Factory Augsburg By Martin Smith, Published by NASA Spaceflight, 11 April 2025 Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) is determined to debut its RFA One rocket by the end of this year. Applying industrialization techniques to building low-cost, high-performance rockets, the
One of Rocket Lab's current Electron rockets launched a satellite for the US Air Force's Space Force division from Mahia. Photo / Rocket Lab Published by RNZ, 29 March 2025 Rocket Lab, which launches from Mahia and from the US, has won into a Pentagon contract, with up to $NZ10
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket debris burns up over Ingersleben, Germany on Feb. 19, 2025. (Image credit: Bennett Theile) By Julian Dossett, Published by Space.com, 20 February 2025 The Falcon 9 upper stage failed to deorbit as planned following its Feb. 1 launch. A SpaceX rocket stage fell to Earth early
By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Aerosociety, 10 January 2025 Could satellite mega-constellations trigger climate change 2.0? Air pollution from rocket launches and satellites burning up in Earth’s atmosphere could bring about the world’s next big environmental emergency. The space industry is pulling together to find a solution before it gets
Dorothy Pritchard on the Moine near the proposed Spaceport. By Alison Campsie, Published by Banbury Guardian, 15 December 2024 A community which spent eight years trying to secure Sutherland Spaceport for the future of the area speaks out after the company switched its launches to Shetland. All was well at
Skyrora's Skylark L ahead of a suborbital launch attempt from Iceland’s Langanes peninsula in October 2022. Credit: Skyrora By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 18 October 2024 TAMPA, Fla. — Scotland-based Skyrora hopes to launch its first suborbital mission from British soil in the spring following a year of regulatory delays.
