SLS ready for long-delayed first launch Original Publication Date: 2022-08-28 21:42 Space Launch System, carrying the Orion spacecraft, is scheduled to launch Aug. 29. Launch preparations are on track for liftoff at the beginning of a two-hour launch window. Forecasts project an 80% chance of ...

Starship uncrewed lunar lander test a “skeleton” of crewed lander Original Publication Date: 2022-08-24 10:58 SpaceX Starship that will land on the moon an on uncrewed test flight may only be a "skeleton" Of the version of that will carry people on the Artemis 3 mission. That uncrewed landing, ...

Virgin Galactic selects Aurora Flight Sciences to build new motherships Original Publication Date: 2022-07-06 20:05 Virgin Galactic says it has signed an agreement with a Boeing subsidiary. Aurora Flight Sciences will build two carrier aircraft, or motherships. The planes will be used as launch ...