Artemis III

By Mark Carreau
Jared Isaacman was sworn in Dec. 18 as NASA Administrator.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
The White House issued a new executive order framing its near-term plans and policy ambitions for the space domain on Dec. 18.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi, Robert Wall, Garrett Reim, Mark Carreau
With an eye on China, the Trump administration and Congress find common ground in space while Europe aims for greater autonomy.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The fifth anniversary of the Artemis Accords was marked with optimism and concerns for the future during a Dec. 11 celebration.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has laid out its top priorities for NASA's future Mars exploration missions.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
A lunar-orbiting, human-tended Gateway space station could provide an asset for establishing an efficient Mars exploration strategy, a longtime proponent says.
Space Exploration

By Thierry Dubois
The ESA will request €600 million from member states at a ministerial council later this month for the first cargo mission of the Argonaut lunar lander.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space and KBR have reached a milestone in the commercial development of Axiom’s Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
European Space Agency member states convene later this month for their triennial summit to hammer out funding plans.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

Dan Hart
Nations including the U.S. and China urgently need to agree on space traffic management, and opportunities abound to collaborate on lunar and planetary exploration.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Jim Head, a veteran of NASA's preparations for the Apollo Moon landings, shared his insights on how that experience can inform the Artemis and Mars missions.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz, Garrett Reim
NASA’s acting chief has called to reopen the Human Landing System competition, raising SpaceX’s ire.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
SpaceX has yet to demonstrate critical pieces of its Starship HLS architecture, including in-space refueling in low Earth orbit.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
SpaceX's Starship Human Landing System development is behind schedule.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Starlink deployments and orbital fueling demos are on tap for the Starship Version 3 flights that SpaceX will begin in 2026.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The defense prime sees new business opportunities for NASA’s deep-space capsule.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
NASA’s acting administrator, Sean Duffy, made his international space debut at a global gathering in Sydney.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA's upcoming Artemis II mission has down-to-earth themes: "crawl, walk, run" and "know as you go."
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Aboard the International Space Station (ISS), crews already operate as if they live and work aboard two distinct stations.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
NASA has awarded the Ad Astra Rocket Co. a $4 million, two-year contract for the continued development of the company's VASIMR concept.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Tokyo leans on the automobile sector for an off-world ride.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
“We can’t waste a day,” Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said Sept. 30 during an interview with Aviation Week on the sidelines of the International Astronautical Congress.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
Firefly Aerospace has sold data it collected during its lunar land Blue Ghost Mission 1 to NASA for $10 million.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The window for NASA’s Artemis II mission that aims to take four astronauts around the Moon could open as early as Feb. 5.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
NASA has selected 10 candidates from more than 8,000 applicants to begin two years of primary astronaut training.
Space Exploration