NASA

By Mark Carreau
NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX are looking to no earlier than June 19 for the thrice-delayed launch of Axiom's fourth private astronaut mission to the ISS.
Operations & Safety

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

By Mark Carreau
NASA and Axiom Space have again delayed the company’s fourth planned private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
The nominated NASA administrator is caught in a political showdown, leaving the agency leaderless during key budget talks.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
Voyager Technologies has raised $383 million in an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange that values the company at $3.8 billion.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
The death toll for spacecraft attempting soft landings on the Moon notched up another victim last week.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
It didn’t take long for Elon Musk to back off threats to decommission SpaceX’s Dragon spaceship.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The launch of Axiom Space's fourth private astronaut mission to the ISS has been delayed to provide additional time to address a Falcon 9 propellant leak.
Operations & Safety

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. government is highly reliant on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 medium and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles and Dragon crew capsule.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
As the Paris Air Show opens, tensions between Europe and the U.S. are at a new high.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
Blue Origin is aiming to launch its second New Glenn rocket no earlier than Aug. 15.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The launch of Axiom Space’s fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station has been delayed until no earlier than June 11.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
After an explosion of threats and insults between President Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the crewed Dragon capsule will not be decommissioned.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has proposed a nearly $10 billion supplemental increase to NASA’s current budget as part of a reconciliation measure.
Space Exploration

By Joe Anselmo, Irene Klotz, Graham Warwick
As the White House pulls Isaacman’s nomination, it wants to cut the space agency’s budget back to pre-Apollo levels. Our editors discuss what it means.
Check 6

By Irene Klotz
A leaderless NASA will head into negotiations with Congress over a $6.2 billion cut in its budget.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi, Robert Wall
Space companies are reading the tea leaves, which they interpret as indicating that future growth points to national security rather than civil programs.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump launched broadsides against each other on social media and in public on June 5.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Among the challenges faced by NASA in establishing a sustainable human presence at the Moon is the generation of electrical power.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Marc Garneau, who put Canada into the human spaceflight business with his October 1984 flight aboard NASA’s space shuttle Challenger, died June 4 at age 76.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
The American Center for Manufacturing and Innovation will be joined by three private sector partners in plans to develop its 207-acre share of NASA’s Exploration Park.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Enthusiasm among crewmembers of the fourth Axiom Space private astronaut mission to the International Space Station remains high despite a launch delay.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
NASA’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget would cancel technology development related to nuclear thermal and nuclear electric propulsion.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame inducted veteran NASA astronauts Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson in May 31 ceremonies at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
MIT’s sodium fuel cell; airship testing expands; integrating hydrogen propulsion; and nuclear battery for lunar power.
Emerging Technologies