International Space Station (ISS)

By Irene Klotz
A leaderless NASA will head into negotiations with Congress over a $6.2 billion cut in its budget.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump launched broadsides against each other on social media and in public on June 5.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
Marc Garneau, who put Canada into the human spaceflight business with his October 1984 flight aboard NASA’s space shuttle Challenger, died June 4 at age 76.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Enthusiasm among crewmembers of the fourth Axiom Space private astronaut mission to the International Space Station remains high despite a launch delay.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame inducted veteran NASA astronauts Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson in May 31 ceremonies at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
A modest hike in NASA’s budget to push human space exploration into deep space would be offset by massive cuts in the rest of the agency’s budget.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
Northrop Grumman is adding $50 million to a joint project with Firefly Aerospace to design, own and operate a new Delta II-class medium-lift launch vehicle.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The splashdown off the coast of southern California occurred at 1:44 a.m. EDT, followed by the Dragon cargo capsule's retrieval by SpaceX's recovery vessel.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
A SpaceX Cargo Dragon splashdown and recovery in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast is planned for early May 25.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space is preparing for its fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Starlab Space LLC and Balance Ophthalmics have partnered to pursue a solution to Spaceflight Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome (SANS).
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
Trump sees SpaceX and the private sector taking over deep-space travel for the U.S. space program.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
U.S. materials developer Lyten has launched an initiative to scale up production of lithium-sulfur batteries for drones used in defense applications.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Humanity has entered a second space age, NASA’s now-retired first chief economist says.
Space Exploration

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

By Mark Carreau
NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nicole Ayers conducted a spacewalk on May 1.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space’s fourth four-person private astronaut mission to the International Space Station is set for May 29.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Just back from the International Space Station, NASA’s oldest astronaut, 70-year-old Don Pettit, wants to take two more journeys off the planet.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Teipaul Bhatia is taking over as Axiom Space’s chief executive officer.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Booz Allen Hamilton and Meta have deployed their “Space Llama” artificial intelligence system to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
NASA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos are working on a backup plan to deorbit the International Space Station at the end of its operational life.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
The U.S. plans to operate the International Space Station (ISS) for another five years, but risks to the orbital outpost are a growing concern.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship lifted off aboard a Falcon 9 rocket early April 21, loaded with extra supplies for the International Space Station crew.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Russia's Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft departed the ISS for a parachute-assisted landing and recovery in remote Kazakhstan to conclude the latest crew exchange.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
A NASA safety panel has raised concerns about the risks involved in the continuing operation of the International Space Station.
Operations & Safety