The mission is intended to complete certification of the two-stage rocket by the U.S. Space Force for national security missions beginning by year’s end.
NASA wants novel ideas for processing inorganic waste streams like food packaging, discarded clothing and science experiment materials into usable products.
ESA is still optimistic its Hera mission to survey the Dimorphos asteroid will launch Oct. 7 despite a technical glitch with a SpaceX Falcon 9 during a recent flight.
Astrobotic is reporting a successful round of Jet Propulsion Laboratory-managed Deep Space Network (DSN) communications testing with the Griffin lunar lander.
The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Sept. 28 unveiled the country’s third-generation spacesuit, which will be used for lunar missions in the 2030s.
As satellite operators turn to smaller, proliferated spacecraft to protect space-based capabilities, industry sees ground stations as a new target for attacks.
NASA’s Crew-9 Dragon Freedom capsule autonomously docked with the station, delivering a NASA astronaut and Russian cosmonaut for a five-month tour of duty.
SpaceX is suspending Falcon rocket launches planned for early October while investigating an anomaly that occurred during launch of the Crew-9 mission Sept. 28.
A NASA astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut began a 28-hr. trip to the International Space Station. In six months they will bring the Starliner CST-100 crew home.
The Denver-based aerospace company is on contract for more than 130 satellites to build out the SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).
The UK is reaching a pivotal moment in developing its own space-based intelligence collection capability, with the first of several pathfinder satellites nearing operations.
Scientists believe the ocean under Europa’s frozen surface may harbor life. The Europa Clipper spacecraft will travel there to gather data and assess chemicals.
