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A Successful Launch For The Rocket Lab HASTE Rocket

The last mission for the Rocket Lab HASTE rocket was a success, transporting its payload into a suborbital flight environment. The post A Successful Launch For The Rocket Lab HASTE Rocket appeared first on Orbital Today.

RFA plans first launch this summer

German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) says it is planning its first launch for this summer after delivering two of its stages to the launch site. The post RFA plans first launch this summer appeared first on SpaceNews.

IDF launches new wave of strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut, strikes rocket launcher

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also warned the Lebanese government of "disastrous consequences" should it fail to enforcing the ceasefire agreement and disarming Hezbollah.

Resident Evil Requiem Lets Leon Parry A Rocket

Just another day in the life of Leon Kennedy.

Germany advancing 5 billion euro rocket launcher deal with Israel's Elbit

If completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit's order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor's position in the European market

WATCH: IDF strikes Hezbollah infrastructure, Radwan Force command centers

The strikes targeted Hezbollah rocket launchers, weapons storage facilities, and military sites, as well as two Hezbollah Radwan Force command centers.

Air Force lab awards BlackSky contract worth up to $99 million for large optical satellite payload

Program will test large segmented optical system for future surveillance satellites The post Air Force lab awards BlackSky contract worth up to $99 million for large optical satellite payload appeared first on SpaceNews.

Rocket Lab: The Neutron Delay Is Real, But So Is The Space Defense Opportunity

Why Every Nation Suddenly Wants Its Own Rocket

When Isar Aerospace rolled its Spectrum rocket to a launchpad at Andøya in Norway in late 2025, it carried the weight of a continent's ambitions. The attempt failed to reach orbit. A German startup, launching from a Nordic country, trying to deliver Europe something it hadn't managed in decades: an orbital launch from European soil using a rocket built outside the established Arianespace ecosystem. The failure barely registered as a setback in the circles that matter. Within weeks, the question

NASA Selected ULA's Centaur V Upper Stage for the SLS Starting With

The formal contract award came on March 6 2026 through a sole-source justification published the following day. This move locks in a proven design already flying on ULA’s Vulcan rocket to power future SLS missions instead of continuing development of Boeing’s more powerful Exploration Upper Stage. The change aligns perfectly with the February 27 architecture overhaul that keeps the rocket in a standardized near-Block 1 configuration for the rest of the decade.

NASA contract confirms selection of ULA's Centaur 5 as new upper stage for the SLS rocket

The upper stage of United launch Alliance’s Vulcan rockets performed successfully across the first four flights of the rocket since 2024. The first launch of a Centaur 5 as part of a Space Launch System rocket would be on the Artemis 4 mission.

Amazon Urges FCC to Deny SpaceX Plan to Launch 1 Million Satellites

Amazon says 'deploying the proposed million-satellite constellation would take centuries' as astronomers and others also call on the FCC to deny SpaceX's orbital data center plan.

NASA selects Centaur for new SLS upper stage

NASA has selected the Centaur upper stage currently used on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket for future flights of the Space Launch System. The post NASA selects Centaur for new SLS upper stage appeared first on SpaceNews.

Israeli F-16 Appears With Mysterious JDAM Precision Bomb

Distinct markings on the bomb suggest it may be filled with an incendiary payload. The post Israeli F-16 Appears With Mysterious JDAM Precision Bomb appeared first on The War Zone.

NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Station Resupply Launch

Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. A Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL spacecraft will launch in April to the orbital laboratory on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for NASA. The mission is known as NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24 […]

The universe is humming with ripples in spacetime: Scientists just doubled our catalog of black hole and neutron star collisions

RFA Moves a Step Closer to Pivotal UK Launch

A long-awaited rocket launch from the U.K. has moved a significant step closer. Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has delivered its first and second stages of the RFA ONE launch vehicle... The post RFA Moves a Step Closer to Pivotal UK Launch appeared first on Via Satellite.

IDF says rocket fire wounds eight soldiers at military outpost near Lebanon border

The IDF said five Givati brigade soldiers were severely wounded and three sustained light wounds, by a rocket fired at the Zarit outpost on Israel's border with Lebanon. Four more soldiers were wounded earlier this week on the Lebanon border

Air Force test launches Minuteman III with multiple reentry vehicles

The launch was scheduled years in advance and was not in response to current world events, according to Air Force Global Strike Command.

Air Force test launches Minuteman III with multiple reentry vehicles

The launch was scheduled years in advance and was not in response to current world events, according to Air Force Global Strike Command.