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A reusable hypersonic Next-Generation Responsive Strike prototype could be commissioned by the end of the decade.

Each linkage features special adhesive similar to the feet of a gecko that allows the arms to grip objects.

The NASA Voyager 1’s mission engineers report continued progress toward restoring the transmission of scientific data to Earth from a distant human-made object.

The approx. $120 million NASA Earth science campaign aims to bring airborne scientific insight to environmental concerns and is set to unfold over 2026 to 2029.

Axiom and Collins are working on new spacesuits for the agency’s lunar and LEO programs.

The second of two Blue Origin BE-4 engines has arrived at United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Decatur, Alabama, factory for installation on a Vulcan rocket.

Ingenuity received a software update that will prompt it to activate daily, awaken flight computers, test its solar panel, batteries and electronics, and more.

What began as an operational ballistic missile evolved into one of the most successful and storied space launch vehicles.

The agency seeks cheaper options for retrieving samples collected by the Perseverance rover.

The plan is part of a 51-page MSR Independent Response Team (MIRT) report released by NASA on April 15.

In all, the spacecraft delivered 121.6 grams of material from Bennu.

New agreements between the U.S. and Japan are set to expand cooperation in the future human exploration of the Moon.

The company is studying hybrid-electric helicopters, continuing its electric certification drive and pushing Dash 7 conversion for NASA’s flight demonstrator.

JAXA tells Aerospace DAILY that despite the two-year delay, it is only considering some minor efforts to add “more sophistication” to some of the MMX experiments.

The U.S. military was ULA's primary customer for the booster, purchasing 12 of its 16 flights.

The effort is based on the prospect that lunar resources can be mined and processed into construction materials at a lower cost than launching them from Earth.

Novel hydrogen storage; Solar Skydweller flies uncrewed; Avic’s large cargo UAV; and UK integrated electric ducted fan.

The flight-test campaign marked beginning of an effort to integrate various components of automation into an aircraft to build up to true end-to-end autonomy.

Wakata has logged 505 days in space over five missions on the NASA space shuttle, Russian Soyuz, SpaceX Crew Dragon and International Space Station.

Touchdown of the descent module on the steppes of Kazakhstan occurred at 3:17 a.m. EDT, or 12:17 p.m. local time, about 90 mi. southeast of Dzhezkazgan.

Guy Norris talks with CEO Tom Vice about the spinoff-turned-prime’s growth plans as its space defense business surges and its spaceplane prepares for flight.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

While NASA mulls plans to bring the samples to Earth, the collection is growing.

NASA is continuing its efforts to partner with the U.S. commercial space sector while striving to establish a human presence at the Moon.

The April 8 total solar eclipse will be the last visible from the contiguous U.S. until 2044.