NASA rolls Artemis 2 rocket to the pad
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Depending on the timing, NASA could launch a fresh crew to the space station while four other astronauts are flying around the moon.
A growing cadence … The Ariane 6 rocket has launched five times, including its debut flight in July 2024. All of the launches were a success, although the first flight failed to relight the upper stage in order to make a controlled reentry. Arianespace increased the cadence to four launches last year and will seek to try to double that this year.
A new version of Starship could soon make its 2026 debut in Texas. Will SpaceX still launch the world's largest rocket this year from Florida?
An experimental SpaceX rocket exploded at the end of a high-altitude test flight Tuesday, but heavy fog at the site left even SpaceX at least publicly uncertain about exactly what caused the explosion. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk did confirm the explosion on ...