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Vulcan Rocket Prepares for First Launch With Moon Lander Mission

Here’s what you need to know about United Launch Alliance and the robotic lunar spacecraft it is sending to orbit.

By Kenneth Chang

Blue Origin Boeing Company China Eclipses Europa (Moon of Jupiter) European Space Agency Intuitive Machines LLC Mars (Planet) Moon National Aeronautics and Space Administration Private Spaceflight Rocket Science and Propulsion Solar System Space and Astronomy Space Exploration Technologies Corp United Launch Alliance

A Stunning Eclipse, a Moon Race and Other Space Events in 2024

In April, people across North America will be able to gaze at a stunning total eclipse. And astronauts may get closer to that promised moon landing.

By Michael Roston

Engineering and Engineers Explosions (Accidental) Moon Musk, Elon National Aeronautics and Space Administration Private Spaceflight Rocket Science and Propulsion Space and Astronomy Space Exploration Technologies Corp

Big Explosions and Major Progress in SpaceX’s 2nd Starship Launch

The journeys of Starship’s two parts ended in separate explosions. But the engineers at Elon Musk’s spaceflight company overcame problems that marred the rocket’s first flight in April.

By Kenneth Chang

Federal Aviation Administration Moon Musk, Elon Private Spaceflight Rocket Science and Propulsion Space and Astronomy Space Exploration Technologies Corp

SpaceX Needs to Make 63 Fixes Before Next Starship Launch, FAA Orders

The agency closed an investigation into what went wrong during an April flight of the massive spacecraft that NASA will rely on to land astronauts on the moon.

By Kenneth Chang

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