NG-20 Cygnus spacecraft service module on its way to Florida

The NG-20 Cygnus service module leaves Virginia for Florida to be processed for launch to the International Space Station early next year. Credit: Northrop Grumman The service module for Northrop Grumman’s next Cygnus resupply spacecraft is en route to Florida for launch atop SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. Continue reading Untitled

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Amazon's Project Kuiper inks deal for 3 SpaceX Falcon 9 launches

Two prototype Project Kuiper satellites, encapsulated in a payload faring, are moved to the Atlas V launch pad for integration. In the future, these satellites will fly to orbit on Atlas V rockets as well as Vulcan, Blue Origin’s New Glenn, Arianespace’s Ariane 6, and now SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. Credit: United Launch Alliance In a move to support the deployment of its low Earth orbit broadband…

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Progress MS-25 brings fresh supplies to space station crew

A file photo of Progress MS-21 departing the space station in February 2023. Progress MS-25 arrrived at the ISS on Dec. 3, 2023, and docked with the Poisk module. Credit: NASA Russia’s uncrewed Progress MS-25 cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station to resupply the seven-person Expedition 70 crew living aboard the outpost. Continue reading Untitled

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Canadian Space Agency announces two astronaut flight assignments

The Honourable Francois-Philippe Champagne addresses the media and assembled Canadian Space Agency employees during the November 22, 2023 Crew Assignment announcement, held at CSA headquarters. Credit: Sean Costello Two Canadian Space Agency astronauts received flight assignments for missions, one to the International Space Station and another as a backup for Artemis 2. Continue reading Untitled

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Starship soars to new heights, reaching space for first time

SpaceX’s Starship rises from the smoke to begin its ascent toward space. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX’s massive Super Heavy Starship rocket made it all the way to space during its second integrated flight test before being intentionally destroyed roughly eight minutes after launch. Continue reading Untitled

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Decades of dedication: Bob Cabana set to retire from NASA

NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana during a NASA town hall meeting in May 2023 at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. Credit: Keegan Barber / NASA NASA Associate Administrator and former astronaut Bob Cabana is retiring effective Dec. 31 after an illustrious 38-year career with the space agency. Continue reading Untitled

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SpaceX’s CRS-29 cargo Dragon launches to space station

SpaceX’s CRS-29 Dragon launches atop a Falcon 9 toward the International Space Station. Credit: NASA SpaceX’s autonomous CRS-29 cargo Dragon is on its way to resupply the International Space Station and its seven-person Expedition 70 crew. Continue reading Untitled

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Shenzhou-16 taikonauts return to Earth after 5 months in space

The Shenzhou-16 spacecraft parachutes to the surface of the Gobi Desert. Credit: China Manned Space Agency The fifth long-duration crew mission to China’s Tiangong space station has concluded after the three-person Shenzhou-16 landed in China following a 154-day stay aboard the outpost. Continue reading Untitled

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Blue Moon 'Mark 1' lander mockup unveiled by Blue Origin

A rendering of the Blue Moon Mark 1 lander on the surface of the Moon. Credit: Blue Origin Blue Origin unveiled its Blue Moon Mark 1 lunar lander, a cargo delivery system the company plans to use to test and refine features for its much larger human lander. Continue reading Untitled

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China launches Shenzhou 17 crew to Tiangong space station

China’s Long March 2F rocket launches the Shenzhou 17 crew into space. Credit: CCTV+ China’s Shenzhou 17 mission with three taikonauts launched to the country’s Tiangong space station, docking with the outpost some six hours later. Continue reading Untitled

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India’s Gaganyaan crew capsule completes in-flight abort test

The Gaganyaan in-flight abort test mission launches from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India. Credit: ISRO The Indian Space Research Organization achieved a significant milestone in its Gaganyaan program with the successful completion of a high-altitude abort test for its crewed spacecraft. Continue reading Untitled

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Pedal to the metal: NASA’s Psyche launches to metallic asteroid

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft launches atop SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to begin a six-year journey to asteroid “16 Psyche.” Credit: NASA After an initial boost from SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, NASA’s Psyche mission has begun a six-year journey to metal-rich asteroid “16 Psyche,” a body that may be the exposed core of a protoplanet. Continue reading Untitled

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Bennu bounty: NASA releases first details from asteroid samples

A view from outside the sample collector shows material from Bennu overflowing. Early analysis of this “bonus” material show evidence of both carbon and water in the sample. Credit: NASA Less than three weeks after samples from asteroid Bennu returned to Earth, NASA has revealed some of the first details from the cosmic cache. Continue reading Untitled

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New Horizons to remain a planetary mission through decade's end

NASA’s New Horizons mission spacecraft. Credit: NASA NASA’s New Horizons mission, which flew by Pluto in 2015 and Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) Arrokoth in 2019, will remain funded as a planetary mission through the end of the decade, according to a recent announcement by the agency’s Science Mission Directorate. Continue reading Untitled

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Coolant leak detected on Russia’s Nauka science module

A coolant leak on the Nauka module, left, was seen coming from an external radiator, center of image, according Roscosmos. Credit: NASA Coolant appears to have leaked from an external radiator on Russia’s Nauka science module at the International Space Station. Continue reading Untitled

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Northrop, Nanoracks team on commercial space station project

A rendering of Starlab, a commercial space station being developed by Nanoracks and Voyager Space. Credit: Voyager Space Northrop Grumman has decided to withdraw from an agreement with NASA to build a commercial space station and will instead join forces with Nanoracks to develop “Starlab.” Continue reading Untitled

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What's next for NASA's Artemis program?

The Artemis 1 Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at Kennedy Space Center’s (KSC) Launch Pad 39B, on the morning of March 18, 2022. Credit: Scott Johnson / Spaceflight Insider KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Late last year, NASA successfully launched its first Space Launch System rocket, propelling an uncrewed Orion capsule on a flight to a distant retrograde orbit around the Moon. That was Artemis…

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