Scientists believe the ocean under Europa’s frozen surface may harbor life. The Europa Clipper spacecraft will travel there to gather data and assess chemicals.
Launch of the next U.S. crew transport to the International Space Station is being delayed until no earlier than Sept. 28 due to an expected large hurricane.
It will take the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-U spacecraft until about July 8 to reach its intended perch 22,263 mi. above Earth.
ULA has resolved a ground support system problem that scotched a June 1 launch attempt of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard an Atlas V rocket.
SpaceX’s plan to launch its Starship-Super Heavy reusable Mars-class space transport from KSC will require a full environmental impact statement, the FAA said.
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser lifting body spaceplane "Tenacity" and its Shooting Star cargo module are being readied for shipment to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will remain at Kennedy Space Center while ULA repairs their ride to space, the first Atlas V to launch crew.
The long-awaited crewed debut of Boeing’s Starliner caps off a 13-year effort to certify multiple commercial providers of low-Earth-orbit astronaut transport.
