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NASA launched the Orion spacecraft on a 10-day lunar mission, signaling a shift from legacy contractors to commercial-space companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin to lower costs and support a sustainable moon program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/03/nasas-moon-mission/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #nasa #orion #artemis #spacex #blueorigin #boeing #lockheedmartin #northropgrumman #aerojetrocketdyne #falcon9 #starship #moon #space

Is NASA’s moon mission the end for legacy space firms?

The future belongs to the producers of reusable rockets, led by Elon Musk's SpaceX and with Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin scrambling to catch up.

The Japan Times

Cosmic Log Mar 31

Milestone moon mission gets a boost from the Northwest
NASA’s most powerful rocket is due to send four astronauts on a round-the-moon journey as early as this week, and although the launch team has to make sure everything goes right in Florida, the mission’s success will also depend on hardware that was b
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/03/31/milestone-moon-mission-gets-a-boost-from-the-northwest/
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Milestone moon mission gets a boost from the Northwest

NASA’s most powerful rocket is due to send four astronauts on a round-the-moon journey as early as this week, and although the launch team has to make sure everything goes right in Florida, the mis…

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Cosmic Log Jan 16

Decades-old rocket factory is in for a Rocketdyne rebrand
A decades-old rocket factory in Redmond, Wash., is due to be rebranded with a time-honored name: Rocketdyne.

If all goes according to plan, the facility will become part of a joint venture created under the terms of an $845 million deal involving L3Harris Tec
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/01/16/decades-old-rocket-factory-is-in-for-a-rocketdyne-rebrand/
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Decades-old rocket factory is in for a Rocketdyne rebrand

A decades-old rocket factory in Redmond, Wash., is due to be rebranded with a time-honored name: Rocketdyne. If all goes according to plan, the facility will become part of a joint venture created …

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Spaceflight Now – The leading source for online space news Jan 9

L3Harris announces $845 million majority sale of Space Propulsion and Power Systems business

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/01/09/l3harris-announces-845-million-majority-sale-of-space-propulsion-and-power-systems-business/

L3Harris announces $845 million majority sale of Space Propulsion and Power Systems business – Spaceflight Now

Cosmic Log Aug 12, 2025

NASA thanks suppliers for work on the next big moonshot
REDMOND, Wash. — The first crewed flight around the moon in more than 50 years is still months away, but NASA is already saying thank you to L3Harris Technologies’ Aerojet Rocketdyne segment and other suppliers who are making the trip possible.

Today, NASA’s road trip brought
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/08/11/nasa-thanks-suppliers-for-work-on-the-next-big-moonshot/
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NASA thanks suppliers for work on the next big moonshot

REDMOND, Wash. — The first crewed flight around the moon in more than 50 years is still months away, but NASA is already saying thank you to L3Harris Technologies’ Aerojet Rocketdyne segment and ot…

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Ars Technica News Apr 30, 2025

NASA just swapped a 10-year-old Artemis II engine with one nearly twice its age https://arstechni.ca/VMhXf #KennedySpaceCenter #aerojetrocketdyne #spacelaunchsystem #humanspaceflight #artemisII #artemis #Space #NASA

NASA just swapped a 10-year-old Artemis II engine with one nearly twice its age

One of the engines on NASA’s next Space Launch System rocket requires repairs.

Ars Technica