Unarmed Minuteman III missile successfully launched in routine test to demonstrate U.S. military's strength and readiness
The launch took place amid the talks of replacing the Minuteman III ICBM with the LGM-35 Sentinel.
May 26, 2025
President Trump appoints Space Force General Michael Guetlein to lead $175 billion Golden Dome project
In an announcement in the Oval Office alongside the Secretary of Defense, Trump revealed his plans for the $175 billion program.
May 23, 2025
Florida environmentalists raise concerns about increased SpaceX launches from 50 to 120 per year
A local environmental advocacy group highlights through several letters how increased launches will impact the flora and fauna.
May 23, 2025
Pentagon plans to deploy space-based sensors to identify missile threats as part of Trump's 'Golden Dome' project
The Discriminating Space Sensor (DSS) is being developed to greatly enhance the capability to differentiate real missile threats from irrelevant clutter.
May 22, 2025
Elon Musk's SpaceX required to pay $5,000 per year to zoo as part of FAA launch deal
SpaceX's increased launch approval from the FAA mandates environmental monitoring in collaboration with wildlife experts.
May 21, 2025
America must dominate in 'all the domains of space,' says acting NASA chief
Acting NASA chief Janet Petro addresses the successful Blue Ghost Moon Mission and the touchdown of the private lunar lander.
May 20, 2025
Venus Aerospace tests game-changing hypersonic rocket engine in historic first U.S. flight
On May 14 at Spaceport America in New Mexico, a subscale rocket powered by Venus Aerospace's Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) successfully launched at 9:37 a.m.
May 19, 2025
NASA is leveraging resources to develop construction technology for Moon and Mars missions
These technologies have recorded incredible progress for space applications.
May 17, 2025
European Space Agency head calls on Europe to boost space spending as America eyes space budget cut
Josef Aschbacher lauded the ESA for achieving leadership roles in some space fields despite less being spent on it compared to the U.S. and China.
May 17, 2025
Elon Musk sets final date for Starship's ninth test flight in Texas, promises Mars update
Musk has announced that he will detail SpaceX's Mars plan before the launch of the Starship flight in Starbase.
May 16, 2025
Pentagon asks private companies to help secure space by enhancing satellite network
The companies will work collectively to build a secure military and commercial communication network.
May 15, 2025
Following consecutive Starship mishaps, SpaceX prepares for 9th test flight with extended 'static fire' test
A 'static fire' test for an extended period was conducted with a Starship upper stage at the Starbase site in South Texas.
May 15, 2025
Lockheed Martin backs X-Bow Systems with $35 million in $105 million funding round
The startup that builds solid rocket motors will use the funding to complete construction of a new 'energetics campus' outside Austin in Texas.
May 14, 2025
White House goes against Elon Musk's reported lobbying to keep National Space Council intact
This move reverses the earlier indications that the NSC might be dissolved.
May 14, 2025
NASA's super pressure balloon successfully made lapse over New Zealand
NASA’s second super-pressure balloon floated over the country’s North Island by following its wind pattern before moving away.
May 14, 2025
VIPER moon rover faces delays as NASA abandons plans for industry-funded launch
NASA has canceled its commercial partnership plan for the VIPER moon rover launch and will pursue 'alternative approaches' instead.
May 12, 2025
Proposed US law urges NASA to study time distortion on the Moon and Mars
If someone were orbiting the Moon, an observer on Earth would think they're 168 football fields away from the correct location.
May 10, 2025
Starship launches to happen every other week at Texas Starbase launch site: FAA approves
SpaceX is now allowed to conduct up to 25 Starship launches and landings in a year, compared to the previous 5.
May 9, 2025
Scientists track falling spacecraft to measure how satellite air pollution affects Earth's atmosphere
European scientists tracked the atmospheric reentry of Salsa, one of ESA’s cluster satellites, by chasing it on a chartered business jet.
May 7, 2025
Elon Musk confirms availability of SpaceX's satellite system Starlink in Congo
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed Starlink's availability in Congo, a big win that adds up to almost half of Africa’s countries using the provider.
May 6, 2025