Until today, Haven-1 had a public launch date of mid-2026. However, as Haot explained in our interview, that launch date is no longer tenable. Ars: You’re slipping the launch of Haven-1 from the middle of this year to the first quarter of 2027. Why?

Near-weightless conditions can mutate genes and alter the physical structures of bacteria and phages, disrupting their normal interactions in ways that could help us treat drug-resistant infections.

The latest crew rotation to the International Space Station unfolded with the kind of calm precision NASA and SpaceX have spent years trying to make routine. After a smooth docking sequence, four astronauts floated through the hatch into their orbital home,