NASA

By Irene Klotz
After three orbital flight tests, Boeing’s crewed passenger spacecraft still needs work.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Antares has raised a $96 million Series B funding round to develop, build and test microreactors, including for use on U.S. Army and NASA lunar bases.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
A sense of urgency led member states to fuel ESA with record funding.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman, in a repeat Senate confirmation hearing after having his initial nomination retracted, got bipartisan support.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
The nonprofit Aurelia Institute has opened a global competition that looks beyond the ISS, to build an infrastructure to live and work in near-Earth venues.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
All eight of the International Space Station’s docking and berthing ports have parked crew and resupply spacecraft—a first.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
A bipartisan House group has urged congressional appropriations leadership to fund certain space and science offices at levels proposed by the Senate.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
NASA has awarded Northrop Grumman two additional Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) missions to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Northrop Grumman’s initial Cygnus XL resupply capsule for the International Space Station has been temporarily unberthed from the orbital lab’s U.S. segment.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner orbital spacecraft will make another uncrewed flight to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Scott Tingle has been named NASA’s new chief astronaut, succeeding Joe Acaba.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
The Eastern Range is working with NASA to be able to host SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy flights from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in early- to mid-2026.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
The Eastern Range marked its 100th launch of year on Nov. 20, an unprecedented milestone.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
Blue Origin became the second company to nail the landing of an orbital-class booster.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
The ESA will request €600 million from member states at a ministerial council later this month for the first cargo mission of the Argonaut lunar lander.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
A bipartisan group of five U.S. senators has introduced legislation to boost post-International Space Station research in space.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space and KBR have reached a milestone in the commercial development of Axiom’s Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Representatives of four commercial companies developing successors to the International Space Station have offered insights.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
This week, Florida's Eastern Range hosts its 100th orbital launch of the year, with another 20-30 remaining on the 2025 flight manifest.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will hold a second hearing for Jared Isaacman.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
With patience and tenacity, Isaacman has won a second shot at leading NASA.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Intuitive Machines has entered an agreement for access to indoor simulated Moon and Mars landscapes.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
European Space Agency member states convene later this month for their triennial summit to hammer out funding plans.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
The Wolf amendment restricts but doesn’t totally prohibit NASA and the White House Office of Science and Technology from using federal funds to collaborate with China. But should it be repealed?
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
Ten months after its inaugural flight, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral SFS Nov. 13.
Space Exploration