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Liquid oxygen leak in Falcon 9 delays Axiom Mission 4 private astronaut launch to ISS

SpaceX has stood down from the June 11 launch of Axiom Space’s fourth private astronaut mission (Ax-4) to the International Space Station after engineers detected a liquid oxygen leak in the Falcon 9 booster during post-static fire inspections. No new launch date has been announced, pending repair work and range availability.

2025-06-10T18:26:55.952700-07:00

Space.com

SpaceX Readies Falcon 9 Launch for Axiom Mission 4, Fourth Private Crew Flight to ISS

2025-06-09T03:07:18.895674-07:00

noozhawk.com

SpaceX to Add Second Launch Pad at Vandenberg, Draft EIS Reveals

2025-06-09T09:51:30.873753-07:00

Ars Technica

Trump Cancels Key SpaceX Contracts, Threatening U.S. Space Program

2025-06-05T13:10:30.983925-07:00

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Historic SLC-37 Demolition Clears Way for SpaceX Starship Operations Space Launch Complex 37, a cornerstone of US launch infrastructure since the Apollo era, has begun demolition to make way for upcoming SpaceX Starship launches, marking the transformation of legacy pads for next-generation heavy-lift vehicles.

2025-06-12T11:05:10.160723-07:00

Historic SLC-37 Demolition Clears Way for SpaceX Starship Operations

Yomiuri Japan News

JAXA Unveils HTV-X No. 1 Cargo Spacecraft, Eyes Five ISS Resupply Missions by FY 2029 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) revealed its HTV-X No. 1 unmanned cargo transfer vehicle at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. The spacecraft is slated for five supply missions to the International Space Station through fiscal 2029, marking the next generation of Japan’s ISS logistics under the H3 launch era.

2025-06-12T09:49:42.443774-07:00

JAXA Unveils HTV-X No. 1 Cargo Spacecraft, Eyes Five ISS Resupply Missions by FY 2029

fox13now.com

Utah State University test-fires prototype 3D-printed rocket motor Utah State University this week successfully test-fired a 3D-printed rocket motor inside its high-pressure chamber, demonstrating the viability of palm-sized, additively manufactured propulsion units. The milestone highlights advances that could reduce costs and production times for small launch vehicles and deep-space missions.

2025-06-12T09:48:18.449678-07:00

Utah State University test-fires prototype 3D-printed rocket motor

Aviation Week

Roscosmos awards Angara-A5M production contract to back new ROS orbital station Roscosmos has awarded a contract for Angara-A5M heavy-lift vehicles in a first step toward deploying its new ROS orbital station. The move secures the domestic launch capacity needed for Russia’s next-generation orbital outpost after the International Space Station.

2025-06-12T01:23:11.141820-07:00

Roscosmos awards Angara-A5M production contract to back new ROS orbital station

Florida Today

How Aerospace and Defense Contractors Bolstered Florida’s Brevard Economy After Shuttle Retirement After NASA’s Space Shuttle program ended in 2011, Brevard County braced for a significant downturn. Aerospace and defense contractors rapidly redeployed local workforce and assets to defense and commercial projects, creating an economic safety net that prevented major job losses and stabilized the region’s aerospace-driven economy.

2025-06-11T21:06:30.952580-07:00

How Aerospace and Defense Contractors Bolstered Florida’s Brevard Economy After Shuttle Retirement

SpaceNews.com

Reaction Dynamics Secures Quebec Funding to Qualify RE-202 Hybrid Engine Canadian small-launch startup Reaction Dynamics, backed by Quebec government and private investors, is finalizing development and gearing up for qualification tests of its RE-202 hybrid rocket engine, a crucial step toward its inaugural orbital missions from Canadian soil.

2025-06-11T13:55:55.104512-07:00

Reaction Dynamics Secures Quebec Funding to Qualify RE-202 Hybrid Engine

Space.com

Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite ‘The Mountain God Guards’ Rocket Lab's Electron rocket successfully placed Japan's X-band Earth-observation radar satellite, dubbed “The Mountain God Guards,” into low Earth orbit at 11:31 a.m. ET on June 11. The mission marks the first dedicated launch for a Japanese civilian satellite aboard Electron and underscores growing demand for small-launch services.

2025-06-11T08:43:14.792278-07:00

Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite ‘The Mountain God Guards’

alaskabeacon.com

University of Alaska Fairbanks and Alaska Aerospace Corp partner to develop second, far-northern US spaceport Under a new cooperation agreement signed in Fairbanks, the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute and state-owned Alaska Aerospace Corp will jointly develop and market spaceport services at a proposed second launch facility—as they seek to tap surging demand for commercial rocket and satellite launches.

2025-06-11T05:54:24.148874-07:00

University of Alaska Fairbanks and Alaska Aerospace Corp partner to develop second, far-northern US spaceport

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