NSS/Western Spaceport Chapter

01/30/2026

The U.S. Space Force is seeking to expand the number of launches and attract aerospace companies in and around Vandenberg Space Force Base, where SpaceX launches already have riled up residents, state officials and environmentalists.

01/30/2026

Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida continue to prepare the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, Orion spacecraft, and ground infrastructure in advance of the Artemis II test flight.

01/30/2026

NASA's Moon astronauts will be using a new spacesuit to explore the lunar surface. Unfortunately, experts say, it has problems.

09/04/2025

If the Administration really wants to win a new Space Race

09/04/2025

"Unless something changes, it is highly unlikely the United States will beat China’s projected timeline."

08/30/2025

Can you say "plume induced flow separation" three times fast?

08/30/2025

A small country in Western Europe has a new Earth-observation satellite now in orbit following a successful launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg

08/22/2025

The Sentinel-6B satellite will soon start final preparation to ready it for launch later this year.

08/22/2025

Launch coverage begins at 9:30 a.m. Pacific.

SpaceX is gearing up for its latest rocket launch out of Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday morning.

08/20/2025

The 100th Falcon 9 rocket launch of 2025 blasted off Monday morning from Vandenberg Space Force Base, successfully delivering two dozen Starlink

08/13/2025

NASA is planning to decommission premier satellite missions that gather information on planet-warming pollution and other climate vital signs beginning as soon as October, sources inside and outside of the agency told CNN.

08/11/2025

Tom Hanks, who portrayed Jim Lovell in Apollo 13, pays tribute to the late astronautBy CNNAssociated Press7:24pm Aug 9, 2025 X Facebook Mail Tom Hanks is honoring the real-life hero that he once portrayed in a popular, Oscar-winning film.After the death of astronaut Jim Lovell was announced on Frida...