Space

It didn’t take long for Elon Musk to back off threats to decommission SpaceX’s Dragon spaceship.

The launch of Axiom Space's fourth private astronaut mission to the ISS has been delayed to provide additional time to address a Falcon 9 propellant leak.

The U.S. government is highly reliant on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 medium and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles and Dragon crew capsule.

Blue Origin is aiming to launch its second New Glenn rocket no earlier than Aug. 15.

York Space Systems has completed the first of 12 planned satellites for a Space Development Agency -related mission.

The latest trend in satellite development is two-dimensional: flat sats.

Leadership of the U.S. military and intelligence space offices is undergoing its first major turnover since the Pentagon spearheaded a massive reorganization shortly after George W. Bush became President.

BAE Systems and South Korea’s Hanwha Systems will work together to develop a multi-sensor satellite system as both companies bolster their space portfolios.

Arkadia Space of Spain says its in-space demonstration of its hydrogen peroxide green monopropellant has been successful.

The House Appropriations Committee is offering the U.S. Space Force $19.1 billion in fiscal 2026 to support research-and-development programs.

The launch of Axiom Space’s fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station has been delayed until no earlier than June 11.

After an explosion of threats and insults between President Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the crewed Dragon capsule will not be decommissioned.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has proposed a nearly $10 billion supplemental increase to NASA’s current budget as part of a reconciliation measure.

Russian space agency Roscosmos has begun preparations to deploy Russia’s new ROS orbital station by awarding a contract for Angara-A5M heavy launch vehicles.

As the White House pulls Isaacman’s nomination, it wants to cut the space agency’s budget back to pre-Apollo levels. Our editors discuss what it means.

A leaderless NASA will head into negotiations with Congress over a $6.2 billion cut in its budget.

Space companies are reading the tea leaves, which they interpret as indicating that future growth points to national security rather than civil programs.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump launched broadsides against each other on social media and in public on June 5.

Among the challenges faced by NASA in establishing a sustainable human presence at the Moon is the generation of electrical power.

Japan’s ispace failed in its second attempt to land a spacecraft on the Moon June 5, the cause of which has not yet been determined.

Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics subsidiary has integrated twin robotic arms on its Mission Robotic Vehicle.

Marc Garneau, who put Canada into the human spaceflight business with his October 1984 flight aboard NASA’s space shuttle Challenger, died June 4 at age 76.

The U.S. Space Force has coordinated the launch of two next-generation GPS III satellites at a rapid pace not often expected from the U.S. government.

Emirates SkyCargo plans to formalize and develop its existing engine transportation business, as it moves powerplants between airlines and MRO houses.

Impulse Space said it raised $300 million in a Series C funding round, asserting it is “one of the largest venture rounds in the history of the space industry.”