Pegasus XL set to air launch Swift Boost Mission to save NASA space telescope

WASHINGTON — A new report links the long-running technical problems with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle to a combination of overconfidence, unrealistic schedules and NASA’s lack of insight into the vehicle. The report by NASA’s Office of Inspector General, released June 30, adds to the uncertainty about when Starliner will be approved for crewed…

Steven Spielberg’s latest sci-fi movie, Disclosure Day, has finally hit cinemas worldwide. It’s been eight years since the iconic director released a movie in this genre, re-entering his UFO era with a twisted alien thriller. To mark his momentous return to sci-fi cinema, we’ve taken time to gaze across his entire sci-fi slate, ranking them…

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SpaceX grew its Starlink network by 24 more satellites on Wednesday evening (July 1) with a launch from California. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the two dozen new relay spacecraft (Group 17-46) lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 10:58 p.m. EDT (0258 GMT on July 2 or…

Less than a week after its last test, SpaceX’s latest Starship spacecraft went back to the stand for engine checkouts ahead of a coming test flight. The upper stage for SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket, referred to simply as “Ship” — Ship 40, in this case — underwent a static-fire test of all six of its…

NASA is recruiting research participants for the agency’s next simulated deep space mission. Beginning no earlier than August 2027, research volunteers will spend one year living and working in interplanetary environments at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, operating under isolated conditions expected during crewed missions to the Moon or Red Planet. Insights from this…