International Space Station (ISS)

By Mark Carreau
SpaceX’s 33rd NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station executed a successful splashdown early Feb. 27.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
A pair of deputy managers have taken the reins of NASA’s portfolio of low-Earth-orbit programs
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA is expected to soon disclose the next steps in its evolving strategy to develop commercial low Earth orbit successors to the International Space Station.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
The Starliner flight team’s response averted potential disaster, but the Crew Flight Test was reclassified as a major mishap, NASA Administrator Isaacman says.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
Fincke reveals medical event cut Crew-11 mission short; praises crew and NASA for swift response during ISS emergency.
Operations & Safety

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The commercial space stations that NASA plans to establish as successors to the ISS may play a crucial role in simulating a human mission to Mars.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Crew-12 mission has docked to the U.S. segment of the ISS, returning the orbital lab’s fulltime population to seven for the first time since Jan. 14.
Operations & Safety

By Jefferson Morris
Axiom Space has announced $350 million in investments to develop a commercial successor to the International Space Station and a new generation of spacesuits.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
A multinational, four-member replacement team lifted off onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Feb. 13 to begin a 34-hr. ride to the International Space Station.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
NASA on Feb. 12 selected Long Beach, California-based Vast to conduct its first private astronaut mission aboard the International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s new leader discusses the agency’s path forward. Key priorities include lunar exploration, Mars missions and advancing the orbital economy.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
There are lots of numbers bandied about regarding NASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
NASA has awarded Voyager Technologies a $24.5 million contract to provide full-service mission management services to the International Space Station.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA and SpaceX on Feb. 10 once again pushed back the launch of the four-person Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station due to weather conditions.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
NASA is standing down from a planned Feb. 11 launch of the SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the ISS due to expected weather conditions, the agency said Feb. 9.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
The ISS National Lab says fiscal 2025 was a landmark year for scientific research and technology development aboard the NASA-led orbital laboratory.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Axiom Space has been selected by NASA for a fifth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the company announced Jan. 30.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA is flexing plans to restore the International Space Station (ISS) to its usual seven crewmembers.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
NASA plans to move up the four-person SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon mission to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The four members of NASA’s Crew-11 Dragon mission appeared healthy and in good spirits as they gathered for a Jan. 21 news briefing.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
Vast is delaying launch of its Haven-1 demonstration space station from May to the first quarter of 2027, the company said Jan. 20.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Crew-11 Dragon International Space Station crewmembers have returned to the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
An unspecified but nonemergency concern has prompted an early end to the SpaceX Crew-11 mission.
Operations & Safety