China’s space program has hit a number of milestones lately. In 2025, China executed over 90 orbital launches, setting a new national record for orbital launches in a single year. In the last five years, China returned the first samples from the far side of the Moon, completed its own low-earth orbit space station and…
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin has landed the booster of its New Glenn mega-rocket on a platform in the Atlantic Ocean in its second attempt — a feat that will help the new system become an alternative to sending large payloads into space. After several delays, New Glenn finally lifted off from Launch Complex…
solar activity that has been Lighting up the night sky across North America Now this week, Jeff Bezos’ space company is having to postpone the second launch of its New Glenn mega-rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Hours before the scheduled launch on Wednesday, Blue Origin Said It has been held back by the effort because…
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is finally ready for the second launch attempt of its super heavy-lift rocket New Glenn. The company announced Wednesday that it will attempt a launch on Sunday, Nov. 9 from Launch Complex 36 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. New Glen’s first flight back JanuaryAnd it was mostly successful. The rocket’s…
SpaceX’s Starship rocket 38 launches during the 11th test flight on October 13, 2025 as seen from South Padre Island in Texas. Gabriel V. Cardenas | Afp | Getty Images SpaceX said it has pitched NASA a “simplified mission” to put astronauts back on the moon following criticisms over delays by Sean Duffy, the space…
SpaceX is valued at around $400 billion and is critical for U.S. space access, but it wasn’t always the powerhouse that it is today. Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002. Using money that he made from the sale of PayPal, Musk and his new company developed their first rocket, the Falcon 1, to challenge existing…
