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SpaceX has been awarded a $4 billion contract to build missile-tracking satellites as part of the 'Golden Dome' defense system, continuing its work on the Trump administration's defense initiative.
Elon Musk comments that rapid unscheduled disassembly (RUD) events are common in rocketry, echoing the sentiment that rockets are hard and giving up is not an option.
David Hodge built SatRadar, a browser-based tool that displays over 10,000 active satellites in real-time at up to 120 FPS by running the SGP4 orbital propagator entirely on the GPU via WebGL2 shaders.
The Rocket Report covers Blue Origin's New Glenn pad explosion and the Pentagon's interest in new launch sites, along with analysis of China's growing contribution to space debris from its rocket upper stages.
An explosion occurred at Blue Origin during a test or launch event last night, raising safety concerns for the space company.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded in a large fireball during a static fire test at a Florida launchpad on Thursday evening.
Jeff Bezos reports that all personnel are safe after a rough day at his space company, and they will investigate the root cause and rebuild to resume flights.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during a static fire test at LC-36 ahead of the NG-4 mission.
NASA announced three Moon Base missions launching this year to prepare for a permanent lunar base and crewed Artemis landing in 2028, along with contracts for new rovers and drone missions.
Astrolab introduces CLV-1, a crewed lunar vehicle selected by NASA to transport astronauts across the lunar surface and support the construction of a permanent base.
NASA announces the first of three Moon base missions, the Blue Origin Mark I Endurance lander, set to launch no earlier than Fall 2026, carrying scientific payloads to the lunar South Pole.
NASA shares live updates on the MoonBase lunar habitat where astronauts will work and live.
SpaceX files IPO S-1, targeting a $1.75 trillion valuation and raising $75 billion, more than double Saudi Aramco's record. The prospectus reveals its most profitable business is not rockets.
Jason Calacanis shares the unknown origin story of SpaceX, revealing that Elon Musk's initial idea was to back up the biosphere in space using geodesic domes, which led him to build his own rockets.
Two former space shuttle astronauts, Tom Akers and Joe Tanner, were inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Kennedy Space Center on May 16, 2026, honoring their spacewalk contributions to the Hubble Space Telescope and International Space Station.
Four Russian military satellites have maneuvered to within striking distance of an ICEYE radar satellite, raising concerns about potential threats to commercial space assets supporting Ukraine.
SpaceX announced a way to track Starship in space via a link.
SpaceX has begun propellant loading for a rocket launch.
A panel discussion at the AIAA ASCEND conference explored how to preserve historically significant artifacts from the International Space Station before its planned deorbit around 2030.
NASA's weekly update highlights the swearing-in of a deputy administrator, new Mars images from Psyche, a successful ISS delivery, and an upcoming Moon base update.