Future of NASA’s mega moon rocket appears in doubt following major Boeing announcement
The primary manufacturer of the Space Launch System rocket, Boeing, made a sudden announcement on Friday that it was ...
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NASA and General Atomics test nuclear fuel for future moon and Mars missions
NASA and General Atomics tested the fuel by exposing it to temperatures up to 3,000 Kelvin (4,940 Fahrenheit or 2,727 Celsius ...
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4 Space Missions to Watch in February 2025: NASA, SpaceX and More
The space industry started off 2025 with a bang. January brought the dual launch of lunar landers from the Texas-based ...
'Oh my God, no!' Space shuttle Challenger exploded 39 years ago
For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...
Sierra Space Dream Chaser 'mini shuttle' space plane tests continue toward May maiden flight
Sierra Space officials announced the autonomous spacecraft successfully completed and passed testing milestones in ...
Boeing has informed its employees that NASA may cancel SLS contracts
The aerospace company, which is the primary contractor for the rocket's large core stage, issued the notifications as part of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (or WARN) Act, which ...
Why NASA’s Mechanical Battery Could Be the Future of Energy Storage
Learn why NASA's mechanical battery system outperforms lithium-ion in durability and precision for energy storage. NASA's ...
Nasa needs saving from itself – but is this billionaire right for that job?
The success of SpaceX, Blue Origin and other private-sector space firms are throwing up hard questions about the direction of ...
Space shuttle Discovery successfully launches Sunday in dusk light show
Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 7:43 p.m. EDT Sunday to deliver the final set of power-generating solar array wings and a new ...
Challenger space shuttle explosion: Remembering disaster 39 years later
It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, ...
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NASA Challenger explosion remembered 39 years later
WASHINGTON — It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle explosion, one of NASA's most devastating tragedies. NASA's Challenger shuttle exploded 73 seconds after lifting off on Jan. 28 ...