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University of Central Florida researchers tested an instrument designed to measure the size and speed of surface particles kicked up by the exhaust from a

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NASA is calling on innovators to help solve some of the challenges in rapidly testing technology payloads across a wide range of commercial flight vehicles

NASA is calling on middle and high school students across the country to submit experiment ideas for a high-altitude balloon or rocket-powered lander test

The Federal Aviation Administration has closed its investigation of the failure suffered by Blue Origins New Shepard suborbital vehicle on Sept. 12, 2022.

An Up Aerospace rocket loaded with NASA-financed payload experiments and the cremated ashes of paying customers failed immediately after launching Monday morning at Spaceport America.

Blue Origin on Friday released details of what went wrong last September when a malfunctioning booster on its New Shepard rocket forced the capsule, which didn’t have anyone on board, to blast away to safety using its emergency escape system.

The September 2022 in-flight failure of Blue Origins New Shepard suborbital vehicle was caused by a problem with the vehicles engine nozzle, the company said.

British billionaire and Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson said the successful tests bring it closer to commercial flights for tourists, which could begin next year.

An American company has carried out tests of a system that uses a high-speed spinning machine to launch satellites into space. The machine – which is powered by kinetic energy – is meant to greatly reduce costs and fuel required for traditional rocket launches.