NASA

Eric Cunningham
Europe and China are investing at least 10 times the amount NASA and the FAA are spending annually for public-private R&D efforts on aeronautics.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The joint NASA/European Space Agency (ESA) Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission will undergo another independent review board assessment later this year.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Apollo missions to the Moon a half century ago lacked the challenges that the agency’s Artemis program faces, says NASA official Bhavya Lal.
Space

By Mark Carreau
U.S. space agency will lease the garments, which provide 8 hr. of life support for missions.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The UK Space Agency has granted £2.9 million to Rolls-Royce for research into how micro nuclear reactor technology might be used to power a Moon base.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Universities advance sustainability, robotic toolmaking, contactless braking and stratospheric batteries.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
The agency's budget request would provide funding to land humans on the lunar surface by the end of 2025.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
SpaceX’s 27th NASA-contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station autonomously docked to the ISS early March 16.
Space

NASA and Axiom Space on March 15 unveiled a new dark-colored astronaut spacesuit.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA has selected Houston-based Axiom Space to conduct a third four-person private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Space

By Mark Carreau
SpaceX’s 27th NASA-contracted Cargo Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station is on course for docking early March 16.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA has presented a detailed version of the Biden administration’s $27.2 billion fiscal 2024 budget request for the agency.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Sustainable flight is at the heart of NASA’s request for $995.8 million in funding for aeronautics research in fiscal 2024.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The projects will bring together multiple universities and industry partners and provide students with an opportunity to tackle key challenges facing aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The Crew-5 Dragon Endurance capsule splashed down autonomously at 9:02 p.m. EST on March 11.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Mark Carreau
President Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget proposal unveiled March 9 includes $27.2 billion for NASA, a $1.8 billion or 7.1% increase over current-year spending.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
The Apollo program raised questions about the Solar System's origins and life on Earth that only the Artemis lunar return can answer, a space panel says.
Space

NASA’s four-person U.S., Japanese and Russian SpaceX Crew-5 Dragon flyers are scheduled to depart the International Space Station early March 11.
Space

By Garrett Reim
NASA has selected seven university teams to develop Moon-based metal production concepts for its Lunar Forge challenge.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The Orion capsule’s heat shield experienced unexpected charring during its 5,000F re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere during the Artemis I flight test.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Boeing is interested in offering commercial Space Launch System flight services to the U.S. Space Force.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
An upgraded Exploration Upper Stage is due to fly on the fourth flight of NASA’s Space Launch System.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s replacement Soyuz MS-23 at the International Space Station has been equipped with custom launch and re-entry seat liners for three crewmembers.
Space