SPACEFLIGHT

NASA funding battle intensifies as Jared Isaacman faces Congress over 23% budget cuts

Isaacman defends Trump over NASA cuts, opens up on Gateway cancellation, and talks post-ISS plans.
Published: Apr 23, 2026  |  By Sandip Kishan

Artemis II heat shield vs Artemis I: NASA's initial assessment shows marked improvement

Orion heat shield showed reduced damage and improved performance thanks to trajectory tweaks.
Published: Apr 22, 2026  |  By Sandip Kishan

SpaceX’s 34th Resupply Mission to launch to International Space Station soon—here's all you need to know

Besides delivering food, supplies, and equipment, SpaceX's Dragon will also carry a number of important science experiments.
Published: Apr 22, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

FAA grounds Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket for launching satellite into wrong orbit

The Jeff Bezos-owned company will be able to launch the New Glenn rocket again only after getting its final report and potential corrective measures approved by the FAA.
Published: Apr 21, 2026  |  By Sandip Kishan

Next-gen spacesuit delays threaten NASA's Artemis program and ISS operations, report warns

The Office of Inspector General warns that the next-gen spacesuits may not be ready for demonstrations before 2031.
Published: Apr 21, 2026  |  By Sandip Kishan

NASA just rolled out the biggest part of Artemis III rocket out of Michoud Assembly Facility

The core stage of the SLS Moon rocket will travel to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it will undergo vertical integration.
Published: Apr 21, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Shenzhou-21 mission extended by one month, crew to stay aboard Chinese space station till May

China delays the launch of the next mission to its orbital outpost as well, using the Shenzhou-23.
Published: Apr 20, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Blue Origin suffers setback despite first successful landing of reused New Glenn rocket booster

Despite smooth booster touchdown, NG-3 fails to deploy AST's Bluebird 7 payload into correct orbit.
Published: Apr 20, 2026  |  By Sandip Kishan

'The unknown is scarier than the known': Artemis II crew on how their input will help future missions

As they interacted with the media, the crew members of the Artemis II mission also talked about how they were supported on the mission by mental health professionals.
Published: Apr 17, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Artemis II in retrospect: Commander Reid Wiseman talks space toilet issue, Orion heat shield and more

“If you had given us the keys to the lander, we would have taken it down and landed on the Moon.”
Published: Apr 17, 2026  |  By Sandip Kishan

Voyager becomes third company to be selected by NASA for private astronaut mission to ISS

The Denver-based company will select its own astronauts for what will be the seventh private mission to the ISS.
Published: Apr 16, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy V3 fires all 33 engines for the first time—Flight 12 now closer than ever

The Starship upper stage also went through its first full-duration static fire test on April 14.
Published: Apr 16, 2026  |  By Sandip Kishan

Blue Origin could launch New Glenn rocket on its third flight this week—Here's all you need to know

The third New Glenn mission, dubbed NG-3, is expected to launch massive broadband satellites into low Earth orbit.
Published: Apr 15, 2026  |  By Sandip Kishan

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft arrives at ISS for CRS-24; crew unloads supplies

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL was captured by the Canadarm2, after which mission control in Houston installed it on the Unity module of the ISS.
Published: Apr 15, 2026  |  By Sandip Kishan

NASA set to roll out Artemis III SLS core stage section on April 20—here's all you need to know

Four fifths of the SLS core stage will travel on the Pegasus barge from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Updated: Apr 21, 2026  |  By Saubhagya Mukherjee

Future satellites could use light as fuel in outer space: 'Propellant-free propulsion future'

The use of ultralight graphene aerogels for propulsion with a push using light could be the way forward.
Published: Apr 13, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Artemis II was just the beginning; the hardest stretch for NASA’s Moon ambitions begins now

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman reiterated that this was not a once-in-a-lifetime moment, but rather the beginning of more exciting missions.
Published: Apr 13, 2026  |  By Sandip Kishan

China is reaching for the Moon: Inside its growing manned spaceflight capabilities

China is the United States' biggest competitor in the modern-era space race.
Published: Apr 13, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Artemis II in numbers: 10 facts about NASA’s historic Moon mission

Artemis II, which launched on April 10 after weeks of delay, has successfully orbited the Moon and returned to Earth with a wealth of data to fuel future lunar missions.
Published: Apr 13, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Cygnus XL CRS-24 launches on SpaceX's Falcon 9; will deliver 11,000 pounds of cargo to ISS today

NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Chris Williams will capture the cargo using the Canadarm2 robotic arm at approximately 12:50 p.m. EDT.
Published: Apr 13, 2026  |  By Sandip Kishan