A giant Blue Origin rocket, taller than the Statue of Liberty, went up in a spectacular fireball on Thursday in Florida. It meant the loss of years of work and untold millions of dollars. The loss of a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket could also be a major setback in the space race with China….
The destruction of Blue Origin’s unmanned New Glenn rocket in a catastrophic launchpad explosion, along with apparently severe damage to the company’s only launch pad, sent shock waves through the U.S. space community Friday. The company could now be facing flight delays stretching months — if not longer — and could cause serious delays in…
Blue Origin explosion sparks space race concerns – CBS News Watch CBS News Blue Origin is assessing damage after a rocket exploded during a test run in Florida on Thursday. Source link
Despite the Blue Origin explosion setback for NASA this week, its plan to return to the moon took a giant leap forward, ordering rovers for its planned lunar base. Kris Van Cleave has more details. Source link
Despite a spectacular launch pad explosion last week, Jeff Bezos’s rocket company Blue Origin said Tuesday the damage was not as severe as initially feared and that the company plans to resume New Glenn rocket launches by the end of the year. Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp, in a post on the social media platform…
As it passed behind Mars six months ago, NASA’s MAVEN probe was still working normally, studying how the solar wind impacts the Martian atmosphere. But during that 20- to 30-minute pass behind the red planet, out of contact with Earth, something went wrong, and the spacecraft has not been heard from since. On Wednesday, after…
Three solar flares burst from the sun toward Earth this week, scientists said, and the enormous beams of energy, light and high-speed particles may increase the odds of seeing the northern lights for people across the United States as they travel closer to our planet. Solar flares are giant eruptions of electromagnetic radiation, including X-rays…
Out of an abundance of caution, NASA on Friday briefly directed five of the seven crew members aboard the International Space Station to wait inside the docked SpaceX Crew Dragon “Freedom” spacecraft — known as a “safe haven” — as two cosmonauts began work to address two small air leaks in a compartment at the…
NASA is set to announce astronauts for Artemis III. Here’s what to know about the mission. – CBS News Watch CBS News NASA on Wednesday is set to announce the astronauts it selected for the Artemis III mission, which is expected to launch in 2027. Mark Strassmann has more. Source link
NASA administrator Jared Isaacman speaks with CBS News’ Mark Strassmann about the upcoming Artemis III mission, its complexity, NASA’s plans for an eventual moon base and more. Source link
