NASA removes ESCAPADE from inaugural New Glenn launch SpaceNews

Two spacecraft, one from a startup and the other built by a major aerospace company, are experiencing problems after their launch as rideshares on a lunar lander mission.

SpaceX launched the Americas-focused ViaSat-3 broadband satellite on a Falcon Heavy rocket April 30 following delays partly caused by severe weather that included lightning and tornado warnings.

Firefly Aerospace launched 8 NASA-sponsored cubesats on the first flight of its Alpha rocket since an upper stage malfunction more than half a year ago.