SpaceX Catches Booster But Loses Ship in Starship Test Flight
SpaceX’s seventh flight test of its massive Starship launch system brought good news as well as not-so-great news. The good news? The Super Heavy booster successfully flew itself back to…
Watch SpaceX Starship explode over Atlantic Ocean on Flight Test 7 (videos)
The upper stage of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket exploded over the Atlantic Ocean during the vehicle’s Flight 7 test today (Jan. 16), and lots of people saw the sky show.
Space Force procurement official removed amid investigation
The Department of the Air Force confirmed that Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency, has been placed on investigative administrative leave The post Space Force procurement official removed…
Starship upper stage lost on seventh test flight
SpaceX’s seventh Starship/Super Heavy test flight ended prematurely Jan. 16 when the Starship upper stage was apparently lost while ascending into space. The post Starship upper stage lost on seventh…
SpaceX catches Super Heavy booster on Starship Flight 7 test but loses upper stage (video, photos)
SpaceX pulled off a launch-tower catch of Starship’s Super Heavy booster during a test flight today (Jan. 16) but lost the vehicle’s upper stage.
‘Dune’ director David Lynch dies at 78
An obituary for iconic filmmaker David Lynch who died Jan. 16, 2025.
NASA Names David Korth as Deputy, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate
NASA has selected David Korth as deputy for Johnson Space Center’s Safety and Mission Assurance directorate. Korth previously served as deputy manager of the International Space Station Avionics and Software…
NASA Names Mary Beth Schwartz as Director, Center Operations Directorate
NASA has selected Mary Beth Schwartz as director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center Center Operations directorate. Schwartz previously served as the directorate’s deputy director. “I’m excited to embark on my…
Hubble Reveals Jupiter in Ultraviolet Light
NASA, ESA, and M. Wong (University of California – Berkeley); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America) This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the planet Jupiter in a color…
Trump taps space and intelligence veteran Troy Meink as Air Force secretary
Meink currently serves as principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office The post Trump taps space and intelligence veteran Troy Meink as Air Force secretary appeared first on SpaceNews.