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Rocket Lab just GAO-protested NASA’s Mars telecom award to Blue Origin. Not a minor issue. NASA gave Blue ~$700M firm-fixed-price to design, build, launch, and operate what is basically one high-performance

Launches in the First Half of 2025 SpaceX conducted 81 launches, with 59 (72%) for Starlink. Long March launched 28 times. R-7 launched 5 times. Electron launched 9 times. Launches in the First Half of

Launch has been moved to the 25th because of snow Launch postponed due to "out-of-bounds launch commit criteria" Rocket Lab is preparing a suborbital launch using its HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator

Active rocket count 2025.

Launches in 2024 In 2024, SpaceX led with 133 Falcon 9 launches. China followed with 49 Long March launches. Russia’s R-7 launched 12 times, and Rocket Lab’s Electron completed 15 launches. Launches in

Background on the Mars Sample Return mission options

Looking at the most dominant rocket families of 2022, Elon dominated the launch space with 61 Falcon 9 launches. China followed closely behind with 53 launches of their Long March family of rockets. Russia’s

Rocket lab is trying to capture their spent first stage with a helicopter for the second time. The first capture attempt was a partial success. They managed to catch the rocket with a helicopter.

EDIT1: Rocket Lab is takeing an extra 24 hours for final checkout. It will have no influence on the arrival time at the planned lunar orbit. Rocket Lab will be sending a 300kg payload in an orbit around

EDIT 1: New Date 01.05.2022: Rocket Lab moved the launch date because of weather. They want to make sure that their first catching attempt can happen during the best possible weather conditions. EDIT 2:

Stratolaunch Check out the weekly NSF Live by NASASpaceflight.com. This week they start off by talking about their official role as braodcast partner for the fourth Stratolaunch test flight. Rocket Lab

This launch took a little longer. First there was a faulty sensor, then there were suboptimal weather conditions for launch and helicopter operations. This will be the third step to recovering a first

SpaceX Crew 3 Check your local time of launch at: www.timeanddate.com This is the third operational Crew Mission for NASA. First flight for the new Dragon Capsule "Endurance". Three astronauts

The mission is called It’s a Little Chile Up Here and delivers a classified payload for the United States Space Force to low-earth orbit. The launch takes place at Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. There

This will be the second attempt at recovering a first stage. The rocket will soft-land under parachute in the ocean. Air capture will not be attempted. The first attempt was an attempt as is. Trying to

Other News: Virgin Orbit Virgin Orbit has successfully deployed their air launched rocket and delivered 10 CubeSats into their Orbit. They are now a competitor in the small sat launch space. Their main

Rocket Lab will be trying to recover the first stage. The booster will be slowed down by a parachute and splash down in the ocean, where it will be recovered by ship. Helicopter recovery will be attempted

Last launch attempt was scrubbed due to faulty readings of an oxygen sensor. The launch takes place at Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. The mission is called In Focus and is a rideshare for Canon Electronics

The launch takes place at Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. The mission is called In Focus and is a rideshare for Canon Electronics and Planet. Payload consists of 9 Rocket Lab SuperDove CubeSats for Planet

Rocket Lab's first launch after their second stage failed on the last mission