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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.

The country of Jordan has become the 63rd nation to sign NASA’s Artemis Accords.

NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office says 40,155 near-Earth objects of all sizes have now been discovered and tracked.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended sweeping changes to the Artemis program before U.S. lawmakers April 22.

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is ready to depart Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland for launch from Kennedy Space Center as soon as September.

Lockheed Martin is speeding up work to complete the next three Orion spacecraft for NASA’s restructured Artemis lunar program.

NASA has overreached in its industry-partnered efforts to develop new generations of astronaut spacesuits, an agency IG report says

Sierra Space is attaching the last batch of thermal protection tiles to its Dream Chaser vehicle prior to a final integrated fight software load test.

Artemis II astronauts conducted lunar far side observations, immune studies, and organ-on-chip research, advancing science.

The four Artemis II mission astronauts, each mobile, smiling and congenial, spoke enthusiastically during an April 16 news briefing.