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Major Artemis milestone: NASA has raised the Artemis III rocket core stage inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, marking a key step toward its 2027 lunar mission. Rising debris danger: Nearly 47% of tracked orbital objects are uncontrolled debris, posing ...

It starts with the first privately funded lunar lander mission in history.

During an evening test fire on May 28, 2026, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded, engulfing the launchpad in a massive fireball. The spectacular fire, caught on video, not only destroyed the rocket but also appears to have significantly damaged Blue Origin’s only launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

SpaceX is set to reignite a make-or-break testing campaign of its Starship megarocket — and the stakes are high for the company, NASA and beyond.