Analysis: During a town hall NASA officials on stage looked like hostages A Trump appointee suggests NASA may not have a new administrator until next year.

A SpaceX Starship upper stage exploded during ramp-up to an expected engine test firing at the company's Starbase facility on the Texas Gulf Coast. It's an apparent major setback for the program.

The Vega-C rocket's third stage, called Zefiro-9, was raised recently in preparation for the Vega-C flight VV27.