House NASA bill seeks details on lunar lander and spacesuit development
WASHINGTON — A NASA authorization bill the House Science Committee is scheduled to take up this week would…
SpaceX acquires xAI in bid to develop orbital data centers
WASHINGTON — SpaceX has acquired xAI, an artificial intelligence company also run by Elon Musk, as part of…
Golden Dome is forcing the Pentagon to confront missile defense economics
WASHINGTON — Gen. Michael Guetlein, head of the Golden Dome missile defense program, said the success of this…
Indian rocket launches AST SpaceMobile’s next-gen BlueBird 6 satellite
TAMPA, Fla. — An Indian LVM3 rocket launched AST SpaceMobile’s next-generation direct-to-device BlueBird satellite Dec. 23, kicking off…
NASA loses contact with MAVEN Mars orbiter
WASHINGTON — NASA has lost contact with a Mars orbiter that has circled the planet for more than…
Welcome, Jared Isaacman – SpaceNews
Welcome, Jared Isaacman. We who love NASA, or at least the idea of NASA, wish you the very…
Owner of oil tanker damaged near Senegal says it is ceasing all Russian operations
LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Besiktas Shipping, the Turkish owner of an oil tanker that was damaged near…
ESA raises more than 22 billion euros at ministerial
BREMEN, Germany — Member states of the European Space Agency are contributing more than 22 billion euros for…
Space Force awards first prototype deals for space-based interceptors under Golden Dome
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has begun awarding prototype contracts for space-based interceptors, an early step in…
China to launch Shenzhou-22 spacecraft Nov. 25 to provide lifeboat for astronauts
HELSINKI — China is set to launch an uncrewed Shenzhou spacecraft to the Tiangong space station to provide…
Shenzhou-20 astronauts safely return to Earth on Shenzhou-21 spacecraft after space debris damage concerns
HELSINKI — Three Chinese astronauts have safely returned to Earth in the recently-launched Shenzhou-21 spacecraft after their own…
New Glenn launches NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars mission, lands booster
Updated 7:10 p.m. Eastern with post-launch comments. WASHINGTON — Blue Origin successfully launched a NASA Mars mission on…