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NASA plans a June launch to boost the descending Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.

The Pentagon, in concert with NASA and the FBI, on May 8 released scores of reports, images and videos of unidentified aerial phenomena.

Brian Hughes is returning to NASA as senior director of launch operations, the agency announced on May 8.

MDA Space is continuing with Canadarm3 work even as it discusses its future with the Canadian Space Agency in the wake of NASA’s decision to abandon the Lunar Gateway.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan’s space agency, has agreed to work with the European Space Agency on the Ramses planetary defense mission.

Interlune has won a $6.9 million contract from NASA to demonstrate technology for extracting helium-3 and hydrogen gas from the lunar soil.

Voyager Technologies CEO Dylan Taylor won’t rule out pursuing the Starlab commercial low-Earth-orbit space station without NASA backing.

Momentus says recent efforts to strengthen its balance sheet have given it sufficient liquidity to sustain operations for 12 months.

Spacecraft developer Quantum Space says former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will serve as its next chief executive.

Experts from NASA and Russia’s space agency Roscosmos continue to pursue the cause and implications of structural cracks in a Russian segment of the ISS.

A U.S. startup is developing a retrofittable high-lift system that deploys electric propellers to blow over the wing.

Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro has retired, a NASA announcement said.

NASA says it is looking to offer opportunities on the next three Artemis missions, continuing an effort it began with the first two flights.

A House panel on April 30 narrowly rejected a 23% budget cut for NASA proposed by the Trump administration.

U.S. Space and defense officials say an acquisition coordination office is being established, focused on cislunar operations.

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Senate panel members on April 28 voiced bipartisan rejection of the White House’s 2027 budget proposal that would slash NASA’s 2026 topline by 23%.

NASA plans to boost the financial commitment to the Commercial Lunar Payload Service, which includes more than a dozen vendors.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told a House panel April 27 he is confident the agency can return astronauts to the Moon to establish a sustainable human presence ahead of China.

Lunar terrain vehicle developer Lunar Outpost is prioritizing the design of a “sporty” lighter weight utility rover over its larger Eagle vehicle.

Russia's Progress MS-34 resupply capsule is on course for an autonomous docking with the seven-person International Space Station on April 27.

NASA has taken delivery of its newly modified Boeing 777-200ER airborne science laboratory from conversion specialist L3Harris Technologies.

NASA’s next SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station will deliver four crewmembers for a long-duration mission.

After the success of Artemis II, Lockheed Martin proposes an upgraded Orion for NASA’s commercial deep-space needs and fast-tracks the next three vehicles.