Blue Origin targets May 31 for NS-32, its 12th human spaceflight mission from West Texas
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin aims to launch its 12th human spaceflight, NS-32, using the reusable New Shepard vehicle from West Texas this Saturday, May 31.
15 hours ago
SpaceX's Starship breaks apart again—but Elon Musk calls it a win: 'Big improvement over last flight'
Starship's latest flight ended in a failure, but Musk sees it as progress with valuable new data.
16 hours ago
Starship Flight 8 explosion caused by ‘flash' in engines, says SpaceX as it details cause of failure
SpaceX's Starship Flight 9, launched on May 27 from Starbase, was also a failure.
16 hours ago
Mysterious boom rattled Californians — it turned out to be SpaceX Dragon returning to Earth from ISS
The next SpaceX Dragon flight is scheduled to launch from Florida no earlier than June 8, 2025.
17 hours ago
Starship Flight 9 ends in uncontrolled re-entry — what caused the rocket's third failure?
The ninth flight aimed to correct the engine mishaps from previous launches, but the outcome was different than the expectations.
19 hours ago
What cargo did SpaceX's Dragon capsule bring back to Earth after undocking from the ISS
After undocking from the ISS Harmony module at 12:05 p.m. on May 23, the spacecraft returned to Earth with roughly 6,700 pounds of supplies and scientific experiments.
1 day ago
SpaceX's Starship Flight 9 reaches space before losing control of Super Heavy booster
The Starship Flight 9 mission lifted off on May 27, 2025, at 7:37 p.m. EDT (2337 GMT; 6:37 p.m. local Texas time) from Pad A at Starbase, Texas.
1 day ago
Space Force and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency formalize joint efforts in space-based intelligence
The agreement aims to specify how the USSF and the agency will deliver essential space-based intelligence to military commanders.
2 days ago
NASA and French satellite capture massive river waves in groundbreaking discovery
A joint NASA and CNES satellite uses its advanced Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn) to precisely map the height of nearly all surface water on Earth.
3 days ago
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.
3 days ago
Scientists urge NASA to repurpose twin Janus satellites for critical Apophis pre-flyby mission
Astronomers Roy Tucker, David Tholen, and Fabrizio Bernardi first identified Apophis on June 19, 2004, at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson, Arizona.
4 days ago
FAA greenlights Starship Flight 9 for launch following review of recent flight anomaly
The approval was given following a thorough review of the anomaly that occurred during Starship's previous mission on March 6.
5 days ago
Why Firefly's Alpha rocket suffered a 'mishap' during launch of Lockheed tech demo satellite
On April 29, a Firefly Alpha rocket suffered a critical malfunction during launch, preventing a Lockheed Martin technology demonstration satellite from reaching orbit.
6 days ago
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.
7 days ago
U.S. lawmakers warn Trump’s NASA budget cut may hinder its ability to identify and track hazardous asteroids
The House Committee on Space, Science, and Technology met on May 15 to discuss NASA's strategy for responding to a dangerous asteroid threat.
7 days ago
SpaceX Dragon set to leave ISS carrying critical research for NASA and global partners
NASA+ will broadcast live coverage of the undocking and departure starting at 11:45 a.m. EDT.
7 days ago
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites aboard brand-new Falcon 9 rocket after a last-minute abort
The latest mission marks the fourth new booster SpaceX has introduced this year.
May 21, 2025
Why SpaceX aborted its 60th Falcon 9 launch just minutes before midnight liftoff from Cape Canaveral
The Falcon 9 booster made its debut on the Starlink delivery mission on Tuesday after the halt.
May 21, 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
NASA begins stacking Artemis II amid uncertainty over SLS budget
NASA's proposed FY26 budget funds the initial Artemis crewed missions but aims to terminate the SLS program after Artemis III, jeopardizing future lunar endeavors.
May 20, 2025