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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...

US Wants To Build Offshore Rocket Launch Sites; Critics: ‘Our Coasts Deserve Better’

Jul 9, 2026 | Space

The United States government is looking into launching commercial rockets from sea-based launch sites, but some ocean advocacy experts say the move is part of a larger trend of allowing the spaceflight industry to use the ocean as a dumping ground. The U.S. Bureau of...

NASA Astronauts Step Into Open Space To Repair Critical ISS Robotic Arm Mid-Mission

Jul 1, 2026 | Featured, Robots, Space

A rare and technically demanding spacewalk is underway outside the International Space Station, where NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir are working to restore full functionality to the station’s Canadarm2 robotic system following a critical malfunction...