Space Debris

Blue Origin’s New Glenn at Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 36. Credit: Blue Origin AMSTERDAM — A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, during a May 28 hotfire test, destroying the rocket and causing extensive pad damage. The New Glenn rocket for the…

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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on the pad at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as the result of an anomaly during a static fire test on Thursday, May 28. The test was in preparation for a planned launch as soon as June 4. Image: Adam…

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1 of 2 | SpaceX's Starship successfully launches Friday atop the Super Heavy V3 booster from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered SpaceX to investigate a "mishap" with one of the boosters after the launch. File Photo courtesy SpaceX | License Photo May 27 (UPI)…

As SpaceX continues to dominate low Earth orbit, the U.S. military’s growing dependence on the rocket company may be creating an uncomfortable new reality for modern wartime. Explaining on X, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said there’s “a US government arm of SpaceX called Starshield, which has a different set of…

offbeat IPO? More like IP-uh-oh Another Starship launch, another Federal Aviation Administration-mandated grounding and mishap investigation that couldn’t come at a worse time as SpaceX attempts to court investors for what could be the largest IPO in history.  As we reported earlier this week, Friday’s launch of the latest iteration…

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov (at center top) and Sergei Mikaev conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (Image credit: NASA) Two Russian cosmonauts worked to install and retrieve science experiments while on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Wednesday (May 27). Expedition…

Landsat Project Science Support May 27, 2026 The Landsat 10 Spacecraft Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) is available for review via SAM.gov as of May 18, 2026. This solicitation marks a major milestone in continuing the decades-long partnership between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to acquire, archive, and…