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Readers write about space-based interceptors, parallel approaches at San Francisco Airport, and coverage of Artemis II. Plus: Behind the scenes at MRO Americas.

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.

In an interview with Aviation Week, former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine expressed concerns about the United States’ ability to outpace China in the race to return astronauts to the Moon.

The Artemis II flight test around the Moon has galvanized attention on cislunar space well beyond NASA.

Astronauts venture into deep space for the first time in 53 years.

Lockheed Martin revealed new details about plans for an “evolved” commercial Orion architecture designed to meet NASA's revamped lunar exploration initiative.

The historic nine-day mission sent astronauts farther from Earth than ever before, blending record-breaking achievements with deeply human moments.

NASA awarded its seventh private astronaut mission to Voyager.

Lockheed Martin, one of several space companies vying for NASA’s Mars Telecommunications Network spacecraft requirement, now anticipates a request for proposals (RFP) from the agency sometime in May.