Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Relativity Space announces an ambitious new mission to Mars, complete with NASA science payloads and plans for a future Mars communications network. Meanwhile, a new Government Accountability Office report warns that NASA's plans to replace the International Space Station may be falling behind schedule, raising concerns about a future gap in America's presence in low Earth orbit.

Also this week: SpaceX demolishes historic Space Launch Complex 6 at Vandenberg, Blue Origin's BE-7 engine sets a new endurance record, Astrobotic's Griffin lunar lander prepares for environmental testing, Artemis III hardware continues arriving at Kennedy Space Center, Dawn Aerospace raises new funding, Hubble and Webb uncover an ancient remnant hidden in the Milky Way, and much more.

🛰️ Stories This Week:
• Relativity launches its Interplanetary Science Program
• NASA's ISS replacement plans face new scrutiny
• SpaceX demolishes SLC-6 at Vandenberg
• Blue Origin's BE-7 sets a hotfire duration record
• Astrobotic's Griffin lander heads to JPL testing
• Artemis III training and SLS progress
• Dawn Aerospace raises new funding
• Hubble and Webb study Terzan 5
• Swift observatory reboost mission nears launch
• Rocket Lab's mysterious "orbital" HASTE mission
• Chinese upper-stage breakup creates new debris concerns
• Latest launches and upcoming missions

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