Dawn Aerospace’s Mark 2 Aurora vehicle during an test flight. Credit: Dawn Aerospace WASHINGTON — Dawn Aerospace has announced the first order for its Aurora suborbital spaceplane, signing a deal to fly the vehicle from Oklahoma. The New Zealand company said June 12 it signed a binding partnership with the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority (OSIDA) to operate the Aurora Mark 2 vehicle from the Oklahoma Air and Space Port. Flights of the vehicle from Oklahoma are scheduled to b...

Boeing’s Starliner undocks from the International Space Station at the conclusion of the Crew Flight Test mission. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — A year after the launch of a flawed crewed test flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner, NASA has yet to determine the next mission for the spacecraft with mixed signals about the vehicle’s future. In a statement June 6, NASA said it was still studying options for the next flight of Starliner, expected no earlier than early 2026. That includes whet...