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Meet the crew launching on Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut flight
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Suni Williams are slated to launch on Boeing’s first crewed test flight of its Starliner capsule, flying to the International Space Station on May 6.
SpaceX fires up huge Super Heavy booster ahead of 4th Starship test flight (photos, video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX conducted an engine test with its latest Super Heavy booster on Friday (April 5), readying the giant vehicle for the next Starship launch.
SpaceX moves Super Heavy booster to pad ahead of 4th Starship flight (photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX has moved its giant Super Heavy booster to the pad for testing ahead of the next Starship test flight, which could launch as soon as May.
Blue Origin will launch Ed Dwight, the 1st-ever Black astronaut candidate, to space on next New Shepard rocket flight
By Mike Wall published
The six-person crew of Blue Origin's seventh human spaceflight includes Ed Dwight, who was picked in 1961 to be the nation's first black astronaut candidate.
Boeing files lawsuit against Virgin Galactic over development of new mothership aircraft
By Andrew Jones published
Boeing and Aurora Flight Sciences are suing Virgin Galactic for unpaid work and trade secrets related to a new mothership aircraft for Virgin Galactic’s next-generation space planes.
SpaceX fires up Starship rocket ahead of 4th test flight (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX fired the engines on the upper stage of its next Starship vehicle, performing a key test ahead of the giant rocket's fourth test flight.
SpaceX moves next Starship to pad for testing ahead of 4th flight (photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX has moved the upper stage of its next Starship vehicle to the pad for testing ahead of a test flight, which could lift off as soon as early May.
Watch shock waves ripple from SpaceX's giant Starship rocket during 3rd test flight (video)
By Samantha Mathewson published
The third launch of SpaceX's Starship sent shock waves through the air, clearly visible in a stunning new slow motion video that captures the ignition of the spacecraft's 33 Raptor engines.
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