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The photo gracing the cover of the January 31, 1972, issue shows a Martian equatorial depression, possibly caused by the collapse from volcanic activity or subsurface ice melting.

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NASA is aiming to return the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to its assembly hangar on Feb. 24, pending weather and rollback preparations.

An issue with the helium pressurization system on the Space Launch System's upper stage will cause NASA to miss Its March window for launching the Artemis II mission.

NASA is proceeding with plans for liftoff of the Artemis II crewed flight test on March 6.

Boeing is kick-starting an electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) payload production line at its facilities outside of Los Angeles.

Japan’s Synspective says it secured a contract to support the country’s project to access SAR satellite data that Tokyo is acquiring through a PFI.

Tory Bruno joined Blue Origin late last year as the U.S. faces an “urgent need” to hone dynamic space operations in a more contested environment, he says.

NASA completed a full-duration dress rehearsal for its upcoming Artemis II flight test, which is expected to send four astronauts on a 10-day mission around the Moon.

The space agency is taking an Apollo-style integrated approach to its Artemis campaign.

NASA has reclassified Boeing’s 2024 CST-Starliner Crew Flight Test as a Category A Mishap and cited agency leadership failings.

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.

NASA on Feb. 19 was in the final day of a planned 49 hr., 50 min. practice countdown for the launch of the Artemis II flight test.

Astrolight plans to demonstrate its new laser communications terminals in space for the first time following the launch of SpaceX’s Transporter-16 mission.

U.S. military space leaders spent the better part of last year debating whether the time was ripe to invest further in in-space servicing and refueling. But going into 2026, the messaging has begun to coalesce around a more positive note.

Spain’s Indra and Italy’s ELT Group have signed a strategic framework for closer collaboration on space and uncrewed aircraft systems.

A look at the four astronauts NASA is preparing to send around the Moon.

After 20 years of development, NASA’s Orion spacecraft will host astronauts for the first time on a flight test around the Moon.

A Senate panel has again passed the Orbital Sustainability Act, which authorizes $150 million in 2026-2030 to remediate Earth orbital debris.

The cover of the February 18, 1974 issue shows Skylab space station and its solar array assembly in a photograph from Rockwell International Apollo Command/service module.

Spanish startup Sateliot has booked a launch with compatriot PLD Space to deploy its first two high-capacity 5G direct-to-device satellites.

AAC Clyde Space says it is moving ahead with plans to expand its Vireon Earth-observation satellite constellation.

Countdown clocks for a second wet dress rehearsal for NASA’s Artemis II mission are expected to begin ticking at 6:40 p.m. EST Feb. 17.

British startup Orbex has made what seems like a last-minute push to generate appetite in its business as it faces closure, releasing previously unseen images of its Prime rocket.

More Ariane Heavy missions loom as Amazon pushes to gets its broadband low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation going.