Space

A congressman is confident that a $350 million NASA appropriation will pay for a second Mobile Launch Platform for the Space Launch System at KSC.

The UAE Space Agency, represented by Dr. Mohammed Nasser Al Ahbabi, Director General of the UAE Space Agency, discussed avenues for future cooperation with a high-profile delegation from Italy.

Low-cost launch company Rocket Lab says it remains on track to conduct up to eight Electron missions by the end of 2018.

NASA's Johnson Space Center is shouldering critical systems engineering and integration roles for the human-tended Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway.

NASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot became the 32nd recipient of the Rotary NASA Award for Space Achievement on April 27.

CAPE CANAVERAL - New Shepard, a reusable suborbital human space transportation system developed by privately owned Blue Origin, blasted off on April 29 for an eighth test flight beyond the atmosphere, marking another step toward the start of commercial launch service.

Replacing the heat shield is not expected to affect the mission’s launch readiness date of July 17, 2020, NASA says.

The Coast Guard, which anticipates a massive increase in sea-lane traffic throughout the Arctic in the coming years, is investigating the operational use of cubesat technology in its missions.

In addition to expendable rockets, Congress may require the Pentagon to consider reusable rockets such as those from SpaceX and Blue Origin for military launches.

A former space shuttle astronaut helps us see that what happens in orbit makes a big difference to people’s lives on the ground.

To support a higher flight rate, the company sought out and adopted manufacturing processes and personnel from other industries.

Contracts to SpaceX, Orbital ATK and Sierra Nevada for cargo resupply missions to the International Space Station (ISS) beginning in late 2019 are costing NASA more than twice what it paid under the first round of Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) awards, according to NASA's Inspector General.

The Sentinel-3B satellite, part of the European Union’s Copernicus Earth observation program, was successfully launched April 25 by a Rockot vehicle from Plesetsk, Russia.

New mega-constellations of satellites are forcing a rethink about how to manage traffic in low Earth orbit.

More SS2s are in production as The Spaceship Co. broadens its portfolio to include other aerospace and transport products.

Launch service operator Arianespace has postponed the next launch of the Ariane 5, after satellite owner Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) decided to ship its spacecraft back to Bangalore.

The former congressman has been a champion of commercial space efforts, which should serve him well as SpaceX and Boeing prepare to launch humans to space.

Mars might be within reach of human explorers by the mid-2030s with an annual budget roughly equal to the International Space Station, according to a forum of Mars exploration experts.

Europe’s major players in space have long questioned the business case of reusing launchers but are evidently changing their minds.

The U.S. Air Force’s plan to trim the timeline for the next generation of missile warning Space-based Infrared System satellites may open up a huge opportunity for industry.

Researchers are prepared to forge ahead with the development of a new cooling technology for space systems.

A rare alignment of military space objectives and commercial initiatives catapult industry into a new frontier.

By the narrowest of margins, the U.S. Senate on April 19 confirmed U.S. Rep Jim Bridenstine to become the next NASA administrator.

NanoRacks has completed the critical design review phase for the airlock it plans to install aboard the International Space Station in late 2019.

Sierra Nevada expects to get aeroshell panels next month for the first orbital Dream Chaser, marking a key milestone in the run-up to the start of assembly.