Blue Origin remains silent about when New Glenn will launch, but the FAA's operations website shows a time change. Window opens on the primary launch date, Jan 6, now at 0600Z, which is 1:00 am EST. That's 1.5 hours later than before.

New details on the seventh flight test for Starship, including upgrades and redesigns to the upper stage

NASA is exploring two options for a reimagined Mars Sample Return. One uses the existing the Skycrane technology to land on Mars, the other involves partnering with industry to develop a new way to land the payload. More here nasa.gov/news-release/n…

Next stop: the Moon 🌕 On this week’s #HWHAP, NASA and Firefly Aerospace experts discuss the upcoming launch of Blue Ghost Mission 1, its lunar lander, and the science and technology being delivered to the Moon’s surface. go.nasa.gov/4fWRhsi

Weather (including sea states) looks much more favorable for this new window.

SpaceX is targeting 15 January for its seventh flight test of Starship. They’ll attempt the vehicle’s first payload deployment test, releasing 10 “simulators”, similar in size and weight to next-gen Starlink satellites

There it goes: our post-holiday delivery aboard Blue Ghost begins its journey to the Moon! In addition to providing information about the Moon, the data these instruments will capture could help us on Earth by providing insights into how space weather impacts our planet.

Look at that view! Blue Ghost is now separated from the launch vehicle and our road trip to the Moon has officially begun! Stay tuned as we look to acquire signal to the lander within the next 30 minutes. #BGM1

Updated launch details for New Glenn

A milestone for Blue Origin: New Glenn launches from Florida on its first flight

Last night, Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket reached orbit for the first time. Its launch was powered by seven BE-4 engines, which we described in this 2019 feature article: spectrum.ieee.org/blue-origins-n…

The sample of soil delivered to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contains some of the ingredients for biology, such as amino acids (building blocks of proteins), nucleobases, that make up DNA and RNA, along with evidence of salt water nasa.gov/news-release/n…

Intuitive Machines’ lander is on its way to the Moon after Falcon 9 successfully deployed Athena into a lunar transfer orbit. Not a bad view! Best of luck Intuitive Machines, @Astroforge, NASA JPL’s Lunar Trailblazer, and @EpicAerospace's Chimera GEO 1 on the remainder of your

Congrats Firefly Aerospace. It’s Blue Ghost 1 becomes the second commercial lander to touch down softly on the Moon spacenews.com/fireflys-blue-…

#BlueGhost got her first diamond ring! Captured at our landing site in the Moon’s Mare Crisium around 3:30 am CDT, the photo shows the sun about to emerge from totality behind Earth. Hope to have more shots to share soon! #BGM1

Robert Redford: ten great films from a brilliant career theconversation.com/robert-redford…