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March 7, 2023

Japan launches $1.47B rocket, destroys it after second stage failure

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) destroyed its $1.47 billion H3 rocket after a Tuesday launch due to an ignition failure in its second stage.

March 3, 2023

Rocket launch failure likely caused by faulty part from Ukraine

A faulty part procured from Ukraine likely caused the failure of a rocket launch that was supposed to take two Earth observation satellites into orbit.

March 3, 2023

NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 astronaut mission successfully arrives at International Space Station

NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission successfully docked with the International Space Station early Friday morning. The four astronauts onboard will stay aboard the ISS for six months.

March 2, 2023

NASA, SpaceX successfully launch four astronauts to space station

Four astronauts were successfully launched to the International Space Station by SpaceX and NASA early Thursday morning. They'll dock at the ISS on Friday for a six month stay.

February 21, 2023

Japanese startup announces plans to launch commercial space viewing balloon flights

Keisuke Iwaya, the CEO of a Japanese startup, announced plans to launch commercial space viewing balloon flights. The passengers do not need to be billionaires or do immense training.

February 19, 2023

Kansas night sky lit up by 'small swarm of meteors'

The National Weather Service's office in Goodland, Kansas, captured a "small swarm of meteors" that vaporized in Earth's atmosphere early Sunday morning.

February 16, 2023

Memorial to honor New Hampshire teacher who died in Challenger disaster

The New Hampshire Statehouse will add a memorial for Christa McAuliffe, the teacher who died in the Challenger. She was killed when the Challenger broke apart shortly after takeoff.

February 15, 2023

Space Force, Space Command pass the buck on UFOs as US airspace security questions swirl

NORAD and NORTHCOM have been taking the lead on information related to the UFOs, while involvement by U.S. space-focused military agencies is not clear.

February 12, 2023

Meteoroid expected to safely strike Earth's atmosphere Sunday evening over France

A meteorite is expected to safely strike Earth's atmosphere over northern France around 10:00 p.m. ET on Sunday evening, according to the European Space Agency.

February 9, 2023

Virgin Orbit suspects a $100 part was responsible for LauncherOne failure: report

A $100 part is suspected to be responsible for a Jan. 9 failure of Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket, according to the spaceflight company's chief executive.