Lawmakers call on NASA inspector general to investigate Goddard Space Flight Center as agency defends campus closures: Exclusive (Image Credit: Space.com) The fight over NASA’s premier center for space and Earth sciences trudges on, as lawmakers on Capitol Hill call for a formal investigation into the closing of critical campus facilities during […]

Rocket Lab launched a satellite for a mystery customer on Thursday morning (Nov. 20). The liftoff, which occurred at 7:43 a.m. EST (1243 GMT) from Rocket Lab‘s New Zealand site, came as something of a surprise. The company formally announced the impending launch of its workhorse Electron rocket less than five hours ahead of time. […]

More testing will be needed before SpaceX’s newest version of Starship gets off the ground. On Thursday (Nov. 20), SpaceX rolled out Booster 18, the first stage of the company’s first “Version 3” Starship megarocket, to begin its first round of tests ahead of the vehicle’s next flight test. V3 will take the torch from […]

From measuring one’s mass to boosting the almost 1 million pounds (454,000 kilograms) that comprise the entire orbiting complex, the Expedition 73 crew aboard the International Space Station had a busy week in Earth orbit. Orbital observation It’s a morning ritual for millions, but isn’t so straightforward without the benefit of the pull of gravity. […]

The fight over NASA’s premier center for space and Earth sciences trudges on, as lawmakers on Capitol Hill call for a formal investigation into the closing of critical campus facilities during the government shutdown. In a letter sent today (Nov. 21), Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a top Democrat on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, […]

Another SpaceX launch, another milestone. A Falcon 9 rocket launched from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station tonight (Nov. 20) at 10:39 p.m. EST (0339 GMT on Nov. 21), carrying 29 of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites to orbit. It was the 100th liftoff of the year from the Sunshine State, a nice round number that […]

NASA has reached one of its key steps on the road to returning humans to the moon, as NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems team successfully lifted and integrated the Orion spacecraft atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The operation marks a major step toward the Artemis 2 mission, which is set to send astronauts around […]

Rocket returned, lightly used: Why Blue Origin’s landed New Glenn booster is so clean (Image Credit: Space.com) Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket aced its first-ever landing last week — and even managed to stay pretty, despite the ordeal. The milestone occurred on Nov. 13, during the launch of NASA’s twin ESCAPADE Mars […]