SLS to launch without upper stage for Artemis 3
WASHINGTON — NASA plans to fly the Space Launch System on Artemis 3 without an upper stage as the agency begins to define revised plans for…
Rocketeers are Competing at the IREC for Your Attention
The 2026 International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) is rapidly approaching. Thousands of engineering students, representing 150…
Northrop Grumman targets lunar navigation market with Webb-derived guidance system
WASHINGTON — Navigation is emerging as a growing challenge for spacecraft operating beyond Earth orbit, where GPS coverage weakens. Northrop…
America’s Emerald Isle – NASA Science
In a process that played out over thousands of years, a retreating ice sheet carved, scoured, and shaped the landscape of the present-day…
SES joins Eutelsat in canceling GEO expansion satellites
TAMPA, Fla. — SES has canceled two satellites Intelsat ordered before being acquired by the Luxembourg-based multi-orbit operator, joining…
SpaceX sets date for first Starship version 3 launch
WASHINGTON — SpaceX has set a date for the long-delayed first launch of its next-generation Starship vehicle, which is critical to the…
Varda to collaborate with United Therapeutics on microgravity drug research
WASHINGTON — Varda Space Industries has signed its first major agreement with a pharmaceutical company to develop improved drugs in…
Congressional Budget Office estimates $1.2 trillion price tag for Golden Dome
WASHINGTON — The Congressional Budget Office estimates that a national missile defense system broadly aligned with President Donald Trump’s…
Quantum Space to build spacecraft in Tulsa
WASHINGTON — Quantum Space announced May 12 it will build the company’s highly maneuverable spacecraft in Tulsa, Oklahoma, home to the…
Space Force awards TrustPoint $4 million for LEO navigation demonstration
WASHINGTON — TrustPoint, a Virginia startup developing a low-Earth-orbit navigation system intended to complement or back up GPS, said May 12…