Space

BAE Systems has integrated the ultraviolet spectrometer into the satellite bus of the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, marking the next major step in building the Earth-monitoring satellite for NASA. The observatory...

NASA has selected the first three lunar instruments to deploy to the moon during the Artemis III mission to collect data about the lunar environment and the moon's interior and...

NASA conducted on March 22 a hot-fire test of the new-generation RS-25 engine, which will power the Space Launch System in future Artemis missions. The test, the 10th in a...

Firefly Aerospace will analyze its rapid space launch and mission support capabilities as part of the Sinequone project, a Defense Innovation Unit-led initiative intended to advance future operations beyond geosynchronous...

Six senators have proposed a bipartisan bill that would direct the Federal Aviation Administration to solicit industry feedback and eliminate duplicative requirements to help streamline the application process for commercial...

The critical life support system of Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef space station reached certain milestones, completing four tests designed to assess the capability of the system’s several components in cleaning,...

Rocket Lab USA and the National Reconnaissance Office launched the fifth national security mission for the agency using an Electron launch vehicle, which lifted off from Wallops, Virginia on Thursday....

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has awarded Airbus a contract to design and build the twin spacecraft for the GRACE-C mission. GRACE-C stands for Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment-Continuity and is...

Troy Meink, principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office, said the agency expects to see a decline in the cost of launch services to be procured under the third...

SpaceX commenced the third integrated flight test of the upper stage of its Starship human landing system, or HLS, and accompanying Super Heavy booster. The test advances NASA's preparations for...