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2014 20 Twenties winner Ronak Dave, now a NASA flight director, led the first emergency Dragon departure from the ISS and oversees SpaceX crew missions.

A pair of small science satellites that have been loitering near Earth for almost a year fired their maneuvering engines to begin independent, 10-month cruises to Mars.

Unique geography, backed by technology and talent, anchors Australia’s push for space sector growth.

With the U.S. launch services industry in transition, NASA is looking for suppliers interested in and capable of providing a block of at least eight flights to various orbits.

NASA has elected to look beyond the professional realm to seek ideas from students who have a potential stake in the future exploration of deep space.

NASA is accepting astronaut applications through Dec. 3 for a new class to support Moon Base plans and future Mars missions.

NASA unveils adaptable X-70; LTA airship stretches legs; Zipline boosts drone delivery; Maxwell’s hybrid-electric amphibian.

NASA is firming up how to deliver the promised Moon base, naming vendors to help deliver payloads and services to the lunar surface through contracts potentially valued at more than $11 billion.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Readers write about vetting airline pilots, reviving the SR-71A and USAF pilot training. Plus: Behind the scenes where Artemis III astronauts train in the Rockies.

Two astronauts completed a 5 1/2-year effort on Nov. 5 to augment the International Space Station’s solar power generation during a 7-hr. spacewalk.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced a new subsonic X-plane program on Nov. 4 called X-70 Fractal.

A new generation of Democratic lawmakers threatens to wash out the golden era of Trump administration defense initiatives and to rein in Elon Musk’s influence in national security affairs.

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory re-entered Earth’s atmosphere early Nov. 4.

NASA has awarded three companies contracts totaling a potential $1.065 billion to establish commercial global Ka-band communications assets.

Starfish Space's NASA-backed Otter spacecraft has suffered an unrecoverable communications loss during its SSPICY orbital debris inspection mission.

NASA's lunar landing training program focuses on managing mental overload, sensory miscues and communications during risky vertical flight profiles.

Voyager Technologies is growing fast, boosted by its Astrobotic acquisition and an expanding backlog, and is targeting strong growth through 2027.

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift observatory is likely to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere at 3:30 a.m. EST on Nov. 4, the agency says.

NASA’s Voyager 1, launched on Sept. 5, 1977, is headed toward a major milestone.

NASA will wrap up its second Crew Health and Performance Analog life on Mars simulation on the grounds of Johnson Space Center on Oct. 31.

The number of satellites burning up in the stratosphere annually has grown since a 2023 study and is expected to continue to increase.

NASA prepares to practice integrated flight operations with Blue Origin and SpaceX.

Spacewalking astronauts closed in on the final installation of the International Space Station’s eight solar-power-augmenting Roll-Out Solar Arrays on Oct. 29 with a 7-hr. excursion.

NASA has boosted funding to Northrop Grumman to support the agency’s SkyRange program and extend the use of the RQ-4A Global Hawk given strong demand.