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20 Twenties winner Jocelino Rodrigues helped open NASA’s mARC II plasma wind tunnel to SpaceX and Blue Origin, developed a draft ASTM standard and mentors future engineers.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
A Japanese H3 rocket launches the MMX spacecraft on a pioneering mission to return the first samples from Mars’ moon Phobos.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
NASA agrees to implement eight inspector general recommendations to improve its engagement with the National Academies on decadal surveys.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Stephen Cash, a veteran NASA engineer and aerospace executive, has been named director of Marshall Space Flight Center.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
As the 15-country International Space Station prepares to mark 26 years of continuous occupancy, its latest returnees offered perspective about life onboard.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Amid transportation uncertainties, NASA offers to remain travel broker for aspiring space station operators.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
A SpaceX Cargo Dragon docks at the ISS delivering more than 6,300 lb. of supplies, research and the final two rollout solar arrays for upcoming spacewalks.
Commercial Space

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Artemis II Astronaut Christina Koch Moves To NASA Management
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By Vivienne Machi
NASA extended its proposal deadline to Nov. 16 for states wishing to host a civilian Space Academy, opening in 2028.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA's Moon Base plan, announced by Administrator Jared Isaacman in March, kicked off discussion at the two-day Lunar Surface Consortium Oct. 14 in Atlanta
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Veteran NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch has been named the agency's acting deputy chief engineer effective Nov. 1.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson teases ambitious X-plane plans and an SR-71 revival ahead of NASA's inaugural MAX Power air show in November.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
SpaceX launches its 35th cargo mission to the International Space Station carrying final solar arrays, science experiments and crew supplies.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has surpassed the off-Earth driving record set by a predecessor rover, Opportunity.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
NASA has outlined an ambitious scope of work for commercial entities interested in developing, building and flying a new station in low Earth orbit post-ISS.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL resupply mission capsule is set to execute a safe, destructive reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean Oct. 12.
Operations & Safety

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Readers writer about aerospace primes, GE Aerospace's acquisitions, the SR-71 Blackbird and risk calculus at NASA. Plus: Behind the Scenes at MRO Asia-Pacific.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon capsule safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the Los Angeles coast on Oct. 8.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Boeing is preparing its troubled space taxi for a fourth flight test.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
NASA has released Images, audio files and other science data collected during the April 1-10 Artemis II flight test.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
The Starship spacecraft that SpaceX launched for a suborbital flight test nearly 11 weeks ago returned to the company’s Starbase, Texas, complex on Oct. 7.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon mission undocked from the International Space Station on Oct. 7, prepared to return its four crewmembers to Earth.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
Starship-Super Heavy operations are ramping up in Florida.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space has contracted with Voyager Technologies to manage the Symphony Biosciences’ biopolymer cancer implant experiment.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Companies vying to win NASA funding to build a successor to the International Space Station cite schedule and budget uncertainties.
Budget, Policy & Regulation