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NASA Launched This Spacecraft To Save A Satellite; Now, It Needs Saving

Jul 30, 2026 | Satellites, Space

The failure with the LINK spacecraft’s reaction wheel is slightly ironic. NASA launched the Swift Boost mission on July 3, sending a specialized spacecraft to low Earth orbit on a Northrop Grumman air-launched Pegasus XL rocket. The spacecraft is called LINK and...

Indigenous Groups And Conservationists Condemn SpaceX’s South Texas Land Swap

Jul 23, 2026 | Space

The fight continues against SpaceX’s controversial South Texas land swap. That deal, which the company made with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), gives SpaceX 727 acres (294 hectares) of public land that’s currently part of the Lower...

50 Years Ago: Viking 1 Lands On Mars

Jul 23, 2026 | Space

It has been half a century since NASA landed on Mars with the Viking 1 lander. Viking 1, one of a pair of Viking spacecraft, landed on Mars on July 20, 1976. Launched on August 20, 1975, Viking 1 arrived in orbit around Mars on June 19, 1976. The Viking program is,...

SpaceX Launches Satellite Repair Drone With 10-Foot Robotic Arms To Earth Orbit

Jul 22, 2026 | Featured, Satellites, Space

A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station this week. SpaceX the launch MRV-MEV, because it’s sending up a Mission Robotic Vehicle and three Mission Extension Pods (MEPs). These spacecraft will be operated by...

SpaceX Launches Starship, The World’s Largest Rocket

Jul 16, 2026 | Space

Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, is scheduled to lift off from SpaceX’s Starbase site in South Texas on the 57th anniversary of the launch of NASA’s Apollo 11 moon mission. This will be Starship’s 13th flight overall and its...

Vertical Aerospace Taps Near Earth For Autonomous Aircraft Tech

Jul 16, 2026 | Autonomous Flight, Featured, Space

Vertical Aerospace said on Thursday it will partner with Near Earth Autonomy to equip its Valo aircraft with autonomous flight capability, as the British electric aviation company expands into uncrewed defense and commercial operations. The companies said Near...