Space

NASA’s four-person U.S., Japanese and Russian SpaceX Crew-5 Dragon flyers are scheduled to depart the International Space Station early March 11.
Space

By Garrett Reim
NASA has selected seven university teams to develop Moon-based metal production concepts for its Lunar Forge challenge.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The Orion capsule’s heat shield experienced unexpected charring during its 5,000F re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere during the Artemis I flight test.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Boeing is interested in offering commercial Space Launch System flight services to the U.S. Space Force.
Commercial Space

Serco, the international public services company, has officially launched its Saudi Space division.
Space

By Irene Klotz
An upgraded Exploration Upper Stage is due to fly on the fourth flight of NASA’s Space Launch System.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s replacement Soyuz MS-23 at the International Space Station has been equipped with custom launch and re-entry seat liners for three crewmembers.
Space

By Garrett Reim
AI produces alien-like bone structures that are lighter and stronger.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Lonestar Data Holdings, a startup developing a data center for Moon-based operations, has raised $5 million in a seed round.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency sent a destruct command to the new H3 rocket March 7 after a successful initial liftoff.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The newest players in the space industry have some familiar names.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
CesiumAstro has won a contract from the Space Development Agency to further develop its multibeam, L-Band active electronically steerable array antenna.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
A manufacturing issue in the Zefiro 40 second stage’s nozzle led to the failure of the first commercial mission for a Vega-C launcher.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
Australia’s newly established DSC is looking for a non-kinetic capability aimed to “detect and deter” attempts to interfere with its use of the space domain.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Dragon spacecraft successfully docked to the International Space Station early March 3.
Space

Airbus Defence and Space has announced an agreement for Angeo-1, the first very high performance Angolan Earth observation satellite.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The satellites are to be part of the U.S. Space Force’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Bosses at a Welsh startup whose satellite was lost in the failed Virgin Orbit launch from the UK have criticized the country’s approach to sat licensing.
Commercial Space

By Jen DiMascio
At 12:47 a.m., the Dragon Endeavor capsule successfully separated from the Falcon 9 second stage, heading on its way to the ISS.
Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX will try again early March 2 to launch a multinational team of astronauts to the International Space Station.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Four crewmembers aboard the ISS are praising the cooperation and teamwork necessary to execute their mission as their time on the ISS draws to a close.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The $324.5 million DART mission was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on Nov. 24, 2021.
Space

Benjamin Jorns
We must inspire creative solutions from academia and industry, growing a cadre of engineers and scientists who are aware of challenges and eager to innovate.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Astroscale has raised a $76 million Series G round of capital and plans to jointly develop satellite buses with Mitsubishi Electric.
Commercial Space

Nicola Fox has been named the agency’s Science Mission Directorate’s associate administrator.
Space