Heavy payload rocket New Glenn successfully blasts off into orbit on Thursday, signalling increased competition for SpaceX
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SpaceX Completes Fourth Starship Test Flight
Fourth test flight of massive Starship rocket concludes with successful ocean splashdown, despite many tile losses
SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes After Launch
First launch of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket ends in mid-flight explosion, which it labelled as a “rapid unscheduled disassembly”
SpaceX Test Fires Starship ‘Super Heavy’ Booster Rocket
Milestone test of one SpaceX Super Heavy booster rocket completed, ahead of debut orbital launch of Starship
NASA And DARPA To Develop Nuclear Rocket Engines For Mars
Partnership between NASA and DARPA seeks to develop nuclear thermal rocket engine for upcoming Mars missions
Artemis I Lunar Mission Concludes After Orion Splashdown
NASA's first trial run for returning humans to the moon concluded this weekend, after splashdown of uncrewed Orion capsule
NASA’s Artemis I Rocket Launches Orion For Moon Mission
NASA's Artemis I will travel approximately 40,000 miles beyond the Moon and return to Earth over the course of 25.5 days
SpaceX Starship Booster Rocket Bursts In Flames
Explosion at SpaceX facility in Texas, after booster rocket for Starship spacecraft bursts into flames during test firing
SpaceX Starship Successfully Lands Vertically
After a few explosions and failures along the way, the futuristic Starship from SpaceX successfully returns to earth and lands upright
NASA Halts Moon Lander Work After Contract Challenge
NASA orders SpaceX to halt work on Moon rocket programme after Blue Origin accuses SpaceX of space exploration 'monopoly'