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Delta IV Heavy rocket delayed again, raising concerns of aging infrastructure
Delta IV Heavy launch was again aborted seconds before liftoff
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Safety panel has “great concern” about NASA plans to test Moon mission software
safety panel has reported “great concern” about NASA’s plan for testing lunar mission software
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NASA awards lunar lander contracts to Blue Origin, Dynetics—and Starship
$253 million Artemis contract from NASA
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NASA tests a booster that produces 3 million pounds of thrust
tested a full-scale version of the SLS’s booster
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How small satellites are radically remaking space exploration
probably could put CubeSats beyond the asteroid belt, toward Jupiter or beyond.
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Will any new smallsat rockets make it to orbit this year?
four smallsat rockets that might launch this year
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Sadly, none of the big rockets we hoped to see fly in 2020 actually will
all the big rockets that were supposed to fly this year, but aren’t
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Congress may allow NASA to launch Europa Clipper on a Falcon Heavy
hint that maybe Europa Clipper will launch on a commercial rocket
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The US military is getting serious about nuclear thermal propulsion
flyable nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) system for demonstration in 2025
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Tracing the trajectory of a 66 million-year-old asteroid impact
estimated impact angle of 60 degrees maximized its climate-altering destruction
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The numbers don’t lie—NASA’s move to commercial space has saved money
Ars Technica has a long-form piece
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Here’s why NASA’s chief of human spaceflight resigned—and why it matters
likely due to a violation of government procurement rules
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Space Launch System rocket now targeted for a late 2021 launch
SLS has been formally delayed until late 2021
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NASA creates Artemis Accords in effort to extend its values to the Moon
announced the Artemis Accords
