NASA

By Robert Wall
Momentus says it is planning an inflight demonstration of a multispectral sensor for in-space rendezvous and proximity operations in early 2026.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
Leading the U.S. space agency will fall to someone else, as the former Trump administration nominee contemplates his next steps.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
Northrop Grumman and NASA on June 26 conducted the first test of its Booster Obsolescence Life Extension solid rocket motor.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Planetary Defense Strategy and Action Plan faces several significant challenges in efforts to detect, track and mitigate potential hazards posed by NEOs.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
Crewmembers on Axiom Space's fourth private astronaut mission, Ax-4, were welcomed onboard the International Space Station early June 26.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space's fourth private astronaut mission is on its way to dock with the ISS, following a successful but delayed launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
Retired NASA astronaut Terry Virts has assigned himself a new mission: to run for a U.S. Senate seat.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX have set June 25 at 2:31 a.m. EDT as the next target time for launch of Axiom's fourth private astronaut mission to the ISS.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
Various communities are celebrating the release of the first imagery from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory exploring the influences of dark energy and dark matter.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
NASA is preparing to launch on the SpaceX Transporter-14 mission its Arcstone cubesat.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Psyche mission spacecraft has resumed solar electric propulsion operations after being successfully switched to a backup fuel line.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX are standing down from their targeted June 22 launch of the Axiom 4 private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
The blended wing body demonstrator from JetZero is intended to provide the basis for development of a new military tanker-transport and a midmarket airliner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
A SpaceX Starship vehicle being prepared for the company’s upcoming 10th integrated flight test exploded on a test stand around midnight EDT June 19.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
After a rough start, the International Space Station became one of NASA’s most popular programs, drawing support from seven presidential administrations.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX have again delayed the planned launch of Axiom’s fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris, Joe Anselmo
Despite the FAA being told to lift the overland supersonic flight ban, the X-59 low boom demonstrator remains highly relevant, says NASA’s acting administrator.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
An Australian research effort using lunar dust simulants has found that Moon dust may not be as harmful to the lungs of future Artemis astronauts as was thought.
Space Exploration

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris
Europe will need to step up its role in space as NASA focuses its resources on sending humans to the Moon and Mars, says acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX are looking to no earlier than June 19 for the thrice-delayed launch of Axiom's fourth private astronaut mission to the ISS.
Operations & Safety

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA and Axiom Space have again delayed the company’s fourth planned private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
The nominated NASA administrator is caught in a political showdown, leaving the agency leaderless during key budget talks.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
Voyager Technologies has raised $383 million in an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange that values the company at $3.8 billion.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
The death toll for spacecraft attempting soft landings on the Moon notched up another victim last week.
Space Exploration