NASA

By Mark Carreau
The SETI Institute has announced the selection of astronomer Jill Tarter, an institute co-founder and longtime researcher, as the inaugural recipient of the Tarter Award.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
SpaceX CRS-31 is scheduled to launch on the Falcon 9 rocket with the Cargo Dragon capsule from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 4 .
Operations & Safety

By Graham Warwick
Japan plans to fly a supersonic demonstrator with robust low boom.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) made special mention during its fourth-quarter session of how mission management openly addressed safety concerns.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
The New Mexico-based company is developing high-altitude platform station (HAPS) airships that fly for long durations in the stratosphere.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
The Office released the BALISTA query in March 2024.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
Endurance is an autonomous lunar rover concept in development for a landing at the center of the South Pole Aitkin Basin (SPA) on the Moon’s unexplored far side.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
Surviving and operating during the harsh lunar night is the top concern.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
Agency officials, however, declined to release its findings, pending ongoing internal discussions about next steps.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
One unidentified NASA astronaut was kept overnight at a medical facility but was ultimately declared in “good health.”
Space Exploration

By Graham Warwick
Japan has launched a project to flight demonstrate robust low-boom design technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau, Irene Klotz
NASA's Crew-8 astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeannette Epps and their Russian cosmonaut colleague Alexander Grebenkin splashed down safely.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz, Robert Wall
A number of initiatives were disclosed, but the talk of the show was SpaceX’s Starship booster catch, which happened just ahead of the IAC opening.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall, Joe Anselmo
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The analysis was released by NASA on Oct. 24.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
Blue Origin's second New Shepard vehicle flew with a dozen payloads as part of a shakedown run ahead of passenger flights.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Splashdown and recovery in the ocean waters off the Florida peninsula is expected no earlier than Oct. 25 at about 3:29 a.m. EDT.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Reaching the Moon to do something useful there involves preparation—which is now underway as agencies and companies aim to return humans to the lunar surface.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
Cobalt-60 is a radioactive isotope of cobalt that generates heat as it decays.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut will splash down into either the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coasts.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
The audit recommends that the agency conduct at least one schedule risk analysis prior to introduction of the new Mobile Launcher 2 (ML2).
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
The astronauts are NASA’s Matthew Dominick, Mike Barratt and Jeannette Epps. The cosmonaut is Alexander Grebenken.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
The CP-12 mission is led by Draper Laboratory, and the APEX 1.0 lunar lander is being developed by Ispace Technologies U.S.
Space Exploration

By Guy Norris
The Sierra Space trash compaction and processing system uses a catalytic oxidation technique to process volatile organic compounds and other gaseous byproducts.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Landing of the Starship upper stage is targeted for early 2025.
Commercial Space