nasa NASA Picks Three Private Firms for First Commercial Moon Deliveries NASA awards up to $253 million to Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines, and Orbit Beyond to deliver science payloads to the lunar surface. These missions pave the way for human astronauts to return to the Moon by 2024.
spacex SpaceX Launches ISS Resupply Mission Despite Weather and Recent Capsule Anomaly SpaceX successfully launches a Falcon 9 rocket carrying two tons of supplies and scientific experiments to the International Space Station. The mission proceeds smoothly despite initial weather delays and a recent unrelated Crew Dragon capsule explosion.
spacex SpaceX Falcon Heavy Completes First Commercial Mission With Triple Booster Landing SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket successfully delivers a large communications satellite into orbit while achieving a historic triple landing of its first stage boosters.
nasa NASA Warns India's Anti-Satellite Test Threatens Space Station NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine strongly condemns India's recent anti-satellite missile test after it generates 400 pieces of dangerous space debris. Of those fragments, 24 travel higher than the International Space Station and put astronauts at direct risk.
nasa NASA Condemns India's Anti-Satellite Test for Endangering Space Station NASA's administrator strongly criticizes India's recent anti-satellite missile test after it scatters hundreds of debris pieces into unpredictable orbits. The space agency warns that this intentional creation of orbital debris poses a direct threat to the International Space Station.
spacex SpaceX Successfully Launches Crew Dragon Capsule in Historic Test Flight SpaceX completes a successful early morning launch of its Crew Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket, marking a crucial step toward human spaceflight.
spacex SpaceX Launches Unpiloted Crew Dragon to Open New Era of American Spaceflight SpaceX successfully launches its first Crew Dragon capsule on an unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station. This milestone mission paves the way for American astronauts to launch from U.S. soil later this year.
spacex SpaceX Crew Dragon Prepares for Historic First Orbital Test Flight SpaceX launches its Crew Dragon capsule on a historic uncrewed test flight, marking the first orbital mission for a commercially built spacecraft designed for astronauts.
nasa NASA Ends Historic 15-Year Mars Rover Mission NASA officially concludes the Opportunity rover mission after 15 years of exploring Mars, sparking an unexpected wave of emotional grief online. People are deeply connecting with the robot despite knowing it is an unconscious machine.
nasa NASA Ends 15-Year Mars Rover Mission After Massive Dust Storm NASA officially declares the Mars rover Opportunity dead after losing contact with the spacecraft during a massive dust storm last summer. The resilient robot far outlives its planned 90-day mission, leaving behind a massive scientific legacy.
nasa NASA Unveils Final Image From Retired Kepler Space Telescope NASA shares the "last light" snapshot from the Kepler space telescope, which captures the Aquarius constellation shortly before the craft retires. The image serves as a fitting end to a mission that discovers thousands of exoplanets and proves the Milky Way contains more planets than stars.
blue origin Blue Origin New Shepard Rocket Launches NASA Experiments, Targets Human Flights Blue Origin successfully launches a suite of NASA experiments to the edge of space using its reusable New Shepard vehicle. The company aims to begin flying human passengers by the end of this year.
blue origin Blue Origin Successfully Launches 10th New Shepard Mission With NASA Experiments Blue Origin completes the tenth launch of its New Shepard sub-orbital vehicle, carrying a capsule full of NASA-sponsored scientific experiments to the edge of space.
spacex SpaceX Lays Off 10% of Workforce to Become 'Leaner' SpaceX announces a 10% workforce reduction to become leaner as it develops Starship and Starlink.