NASA

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

By Guy Norris
As the U.S. accelerates efforts to return humans to the Moon, Lockheed Martin is advancing softgoods technology to support the development of a lunar economy.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
Firefly Aerospace intends to make a second attempt to launch the seventh mission of its Alpha rocket by early next calendar year.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Recent ground testing of Intuitive Machines’ (IM) Moon RACER Lunar Terrain vehicle with rechargeable batteries included a successful beamed power demonstration.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Launch of NASA’s twin Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers spacecraft has been delayed by geomagnetic storms.
Operations & Safety

Dan Hart
Nations including the U.S. and China urgently need to agree on space traffic management, and opportunities abound to collaborate on lunar and planetary exploration.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Jim Head, a veteran of NASA's preparations for the Apollo Moon landings, shared his insights on how that experience can inform the Artemis and Mars missions.
Space Exploration

By Guy Norris
Hybrid-electric Passport tests, revelations of a third-stream adaptive concept and positive supercomputer results mark key advances for the RISE program.
Aircraft & Propulsion