NASA to increase value of CLPS contract to support surge of lunar lander missions
WASHINGTON — NASA is planning to increase the total value of a contract for robotic lunar lander missions to support a proposed surge in flights for the…
ISS module cracking still unresolved despite stopping air leaks
WASHINGTON — While leaks in a Russian section of the International Space Station have stopped, engineers still don’t understand how the cracks…
Space Force selects firms to build counter-surveillance payloads for satellites
WASHINGTON — The Space Rapid Capabilities Office selected three companies to develop sensors designed to help U.S. military satellites in…
Falcon Heavy launches final ViaSat-3 terabit-class satellite
TAMPA, Fla. — A SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched the third and final terabit-class ViaSat-3 broadband satellite toward geostationary orbit April…
Falcon 9 rocket stage projected to impact moon’s near side in August
HELSINKI — A spent Falcon 9 stage used to launch a pair of commercial lunar landers is projected to impact the moon Aug. 5, according to…
Revolutionizing global aerospace transportation – SpaceNews
Less than 50 years after the Wright brothers took to the air in 1903, the De Havilland Comet became the world’s first commercial jet airliner,…
Space Force awards BAE Systems $11.8 million to demo satellite communications for Golden Dome
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded BAE Systems an $11.8 million contract to demonstrate satellite-to-satellite communications using…
Appropriators reject NASA budget proposal
WASHINGTON — House and Senate appropriators criticized a NASA budget proposal for fiscal year 2027 that includes significant cuts, suggesting…
Pentagon budget affirms Space Force role tracking moving targets from orbit
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget request is the clearest signal yet that the U.S. Space Force is moving into a new role:…
Space Foundation Premieres National Space Day Video May 1
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — April 28, 2026 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to advance the global space community,…
EraDrive and Northrop Grumman collaborate on AI-enabled autonomy
SAN FRANCISCO – Silicon Valley startup EraDrive is working with Northrop Grumman to enhance spacecraft autonomy with artificial intelligence.…