NASA is recruiting participants for a year-long simulated mission to Mars or the Moon, beginning no sooner than August 2027. The program aims to test technologies and protocols for future deep space missions.
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SpaceX achieved a new milestone with its 36th launch of a Falcon 9 booster, carrying Starlink satellites. The Starlink business also reported accelerated deployment figures.
Katalyst Space Technologies has successfully launched its Link satellite on a mission to rescue NASA's Swift astronomy satellite, which is at risk of falling out of orbit.
NASA has awarded nearly $600 million in new contracts to private companies for lunar landers to deliver science equipment to the moon's surface in late 2028.
China's Tiangong space station may become the only permanently crewed outpost in Earth orbit if the International Space Station retires as planned and commercial successors are not ready.
NASA has selected 41 proposals from 37 American companies to advance technologies for long-term lunar presence and human Mars exploration. These partnerships leverage NASA's resources to mature commercial space solutions.
NASA is investing $30 million in a novel rescue mission to extend the life of the nearly 22-year-old Swift Observatory, an instrument crucial for detecting gamma-ray bursts.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, discovered in 2025, may be nearly 12 billion years old, predating our Solar System. New analysis reveals its unique chemical composition.
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has arrived at Kennedy Space Center for final testing before its planned August 30 launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
The Soviet Venera 14 lander famously tested the compressibility of its own lens cap instead of Venusian soil due to an unexpected equipment placement.