NASA

By Garrett Reim
Astrobotic says it has successfully completed flight model acceptance testing of its lunar wireless charging system.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Intuitive Machines has completed the preliminary design review for its Moon Racer commercial Lunar Terrain Vehicle candidate.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
Tukwilah, Washington-based startup Starfish Space is planning its second satellite docking demonstration mission this summer.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
After almost 50 years in the cold and high-radiation environment of space, the properties of materials on the Voyager spacecraft are somewhat of a mystery.
Space Exploration

By Ben Goldstein
Wisk has partnered with NASA to jointly research integration of autonomous aircraft and drones into the National Airspace System.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space is preparing for its fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
Long known for its storied aviation history, the Los Angeles region remains a force in aerospace manufacturing—now with the “space” element in sharp focus.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has completed initial commissioning of its ultraviolet spectrograph.
Space Exploration

By Graham Warwick
Manufacturers are retreating from their sustainable aviation projects.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Carreau
Veteran spaceflight participants note that NASA’s top-line budget for 2026 could mean hands-on human spacecraft operations are on a trajectory to close.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Competition for lunar resources is no longer hypothetical—it is happening now.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
For the third time this year, a robotic lander will attempt to touch down on the surface of the Moon, this time from Japan's iSpace.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
Federal agencies and their contractors are grappling with how to preserve science data in the face of the Trump administration's anti-DEI initiative.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Starlab Space LLC and Balance Ophthalmics have partnered to pursue a solution to Spaceflight Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome (SANS).
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
Intuitive Machines (IM) has identified and addressed three factors that caused a botched landing at the lunar south pole.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Following a pair of unsuccessful attempts to test its upgraded Starship vehicle in space, SpaceX is preparing another ship for launch as early as May 21.
Operations & Safety

By Garrett Reim
Do we have too many resources going to people in big government labs?
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
NASA has named four new inductees into the agency’s Inventors Hall of Fame.
Space Exploration

By Graham Warwick
The Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 budget request threatens to cut NASA programs that focus on green aviation.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
Trump sees SpaceX and the private sector taking over deep-space travel for the U.S. space program.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Hinetics’ power-dense superconducting motor eliminates the need for cryogenic fluids.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
Rocket Lab says it plans to fly its Neutron launcher in a U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) mission rocket cargo experiment.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Much of the planned science return from NASA’s Artemis III Moon landing mission with astronauts will be contained in a look at the solar system’s earliest era.
Space Exploration

By Guy Norris
NASEM's report lays out a set of research priorities for NASA to help achieve its goal of reducing aviation-induced cloudiness and persistent contrails.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
Pieces of a Soviet-era spacecraft, stranded in Earth orbit after a failed launch to Venus 53 years ago, are heading back into the atmosphere this week.
Operations & Safety