NASA

By Mark Carreau
NASA suffered significant cost growth on some major programs even as the agency managed to get control over problems with some of its flagship efforts, GAO says.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The Hubble Space Telescope has initiated imagery gathering with a single gyroscope, following the malfunction of one of the three aiming and steering devices.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA and Boeing have once again extended the stay of the CST-100 Starliner’s Crew Flight Test (CFT) at the International Space Station.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The Biden administration on June 17 announced its intention to fly an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Lockheed Martin will build up to seven spacecraft for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Extended Observations program.
Space

Boeing passed up bidding on a planned commercial variant of NASA’s Space Launch System Moon rocket for the U.S. Space Force’s NSSL Phase 3 program.
Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA and Boeing plan to add at least four days to the ongoing CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The NASA spacewalk outside the International Space Station that was postponed on June 13 has been rescheduled for June 24.
Space

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
It will take some luck for Boeing to be ready to fly its first ISS crew rotation mission as early as February.
Space

Buzz Aldrin
Anders’ photograph of “Earthrise” and his words remind us even now how small the planet is and how beautiful it is in depthless space.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Ed Stone was 36-year-old space scientist when NASA tapped him to lead the quest to visit Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune with two Voyager spacecraft.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA called off an International Space Station spacewalk just before the two astronauts were to depart their airlock, due to a spacesuit discomfort issue.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Armenia has become the 43rd nation to sign the Artemis Accords developed by NASA and the U.S. State Department.
Space

By Matthew Fulco
Los Angeles-based satellite manufacturer Apex has raised $95 million in a Series B fundraising round led by XYZ Venture Capital.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Rocket Lab has signed a preliminary memorandum of terms with the Department of Commerce for up to $23.9 million in funding from the CHIPS and Science Act.
Commercial Space

Aegis Aerospace anticipates its new Easy-to-Use Payload Interoperable Integration Carrier (EPIIC) will be available for purchase and flight by late 2025.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Out of 48 proposals for less-expensive, faster options for returning samples from Mars, NASA selected seven ideas from companies for 90-day study contracts.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Launched June 5, Starliner docked to the ISS a day later.
Space

By Garrett Reim
SES Space & Defense has demonstrated multi-band, medium-Earth-orbit (MEO) to low-Earth-orbit (LEO) radio relay technology.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Former NASA astronaut Bill Anders, who was the first to photograph the Earth in color from space while serving on NASA's Apollo 8 mission, died June 7 in a plane crash.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA has deviated from its planned “hands off” strategy” with its Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, the audit said.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner with two NASA astronauts managed a delayed docking to the International Space Station on June 6.
Space

The cover of our May 14, 1979 edition featured a photo of Enterprise, the engineless test space shuttle, mounted on Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Two NASA astronauts lifted off from Cape Canaveral SFS on June 5 for a shakedown cruise of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The Electron's launch was followed 53 min. later by deployment of "Prefire and Ice" into a 326-mi.-high orbit.
Space