International Space Station (ISS)

NASA and Northrop Grumman are revising the flight plan for the Cygnus XL cargo ship to rendezvous with International Space Station.

Solar activity—thought to rise and fall over 11 year cycles—has been on an incline since 2008, a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)-led study says.

SpaceX is looking to fly the first of a new iteration of its Starship launch system late this year or early next year.

Earlier this summer Maxar posted an image of a Chinese satellite taken by one of its WorldView Legion satellites in low Earth orbit.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Sept. 14 to send Northrup Grumman’s first upgraded Cygnus XL cargo ship on its way to the International Space Station.

Russia’s Progress MS-32 carries a 2.8-ton cargo including food, crew supplies and propellant for maneuvering the space station.

Russia’s Progress MS-32 resupply mission is on course for a Sept. 13 automated docking with the seven-person International Space Station (ISS).

Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL freighter is being prepared to launch to the International Space Station on Sept. 14.

Aspiring space station operator Vast plans to launch its Haven-1 demo station next year.

NASA has released a draft of a newly revamped solicitation for commercial partners to develop a human outpost to succeed the International Space Station.

NASA’s 33rd SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station has completed its first “boost kit” propulsion maneuver.

A U.S. Senate panel heard adamant testimony Sept. 3 from several space veterans who urged Congress to ensure the U.S. does not fall behind China.

The International Space Station (ISS) has been a catalyst in firing up a low Earth orbit economy and an asset that must be leveraged to keep that fire lit.

NASA's 33rd SpaceX-contracted Cargo Dragon resupply mission successfully docked to the U.S. segment of the International Space Station early Aug. 25.

SpaceX on Aug. 24 launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral SFS carrying a propellant-heavy Dragon cargo ship to resupply and reboost the International Space Station's (ISS) orbit.

SpaceX is expected to add a U.S. capability to boost the orbit of the International Space Station during its latest cargo mission.

The Falcon 9 launch of CRS-33 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is targeted for Aug. 24 at 2:45 a.m. EDT, carrying 5,000 lb. of supplies, equipment and research.

NASA is altering plans to issue contracts for the development of commercial low-Earth-orbit successors to the International Space Station.

NASA’s Crew-10 SpaceX Dragon capsule Endurance descended safely under parachute into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego on Aug. 9, successfully ending a 148-day mission to the ISS.

NASA's Crew-10 Dragon capsule is planned for a splashdown and recovery in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Aug. 9.

The last of three L3Harris Technologies-developed solar electric propulsors destined for the Gateway space station has been delivered for testing.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

As the International Space Station enters its last five years, the heads of the project’s primary partners met in person for the first time in seven years

Crew-11's three astronauts and a cosmonaut were welcomed aboard the ISS by the Expedition 73 crew. NASA budget cuts could shorten their planned six-month mission.

A multinational, four-member crew lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Aug. 1 for a 15-hr. ride to the International Space Station.