NASA

By Irene Klotz
A pair of deputy managers have taken the reins of NASA’s portfolio of low-Earth-orbit programs
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA is expected to soon disclose the next steps in its evolving strategy to develop commercial low Earth orbit successors to the International Space Station.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
Ken Bowersox, head of NASA’s space operations division, announced Feb. 25 that he was retiring from the agency.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
The Starliner flight team’s response averted potential disaster, but the Crew Flight Test was reclassified as a major mishap, NASA Administrator Isaacman says.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
NASA rolls Artemis II moon rocket back to hangar after upper stage helium system malfunction during prelaunch testing.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
Fincke reveals medical event cut Crew-11 mission short; praises crew and NASA for swift response during ISS emergency.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
NASA rescheduled the rollback of the Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft to Feb. 25, a one-day delay due to weather issues, the agency said.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
NASA is aiming to return the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to its assembly hangar on Feb. 24, pending weather and rollback preparations.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
An issue with the helium pressurization system on the Space Launch System's upper stage will cause NASA to miss Its March window for launching the Artemis II mission.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
NASA is proceeding with plans for liftoff of the Artemis II crewed flight test on March 6.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
NASA completed a full-duration dress rehearsal for its upcoming Artemis II flight test, which is expected to send four astronauts on a 10-day mission around the Moon.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
The space agency is taking an Apollo-style integrated approach to its Artemis campaign.
Space Exploration

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
NASA has reclassified Boeing’s 2024 CST-Starliner Crew Flight Test as a Category A Mishap and cited agency leadership failings.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
The commercial space stations that NASA plans to establish as successors to the ISS may play a crucial role in simulating a human mission to Mars.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
NASA on Feb. 19 was in the final day of a planned 49 hr., 50 min. practice countdown for the launch of the Artemis II flight test.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
A look at the four astronauts NASA is preparing to send around the Moon.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
After 20 years of development, NASA’s Orion spacecraft will host astronauts for the first time on a flight test around the Moon.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
A Senate panel has again passed the Orbital Sustainability Act, which authorizes $150 million in 2026-2030 to remediate Earth orbital debris.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
SkyDrive has signed a preorder agreement with 7A Drones for 10 SD-05 air taxis for emergency transportation of patients and medical staff in Taiwan.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
Countdown clocks for a second wet dress rehearsal for NASA’s Artemis II mission are expected to begin ticking at 6:40 p.m. EST Feb. 17.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Crew-12 mission has docked to the U.S. segment of the ISS, returning the orbital lab’s fulltime population to seven for the first time since Jan. 14.
Operations & Safety

By Jefferson Morris
Axiom Space has announced $350 million in investments to develop a commercial successor to the International Space Station and a new generation of spacesuits.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
A multinational, four-member replacement team lifted off onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Feb. 13 to begin a 34-hr. ride to the International Space Station.
Operations & Safety

By Guy Norris
Flight tests of an experimental low-drag laminar flow stub wing section are underway at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.
Emerging Technologies