GOLDEN, Colorado — Finding exploitable water ice at the lunar south pole is high on the agenda of NASA’s Artemis program. If reservoirs of water ice exist in lunar cold […] The post Ice-hunting Lunar Trailblazer and IM-2 nearly ready for January 2025 launch appeared first on SpaceNews.
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On Aug. 27, NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released an audit of Mobile Launcher 2, the mobile launch platform the agency is building for the Block 1B version of […] The post Foust Forward | Auditing the auditors appeared first on SpaceNews.
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In this episode of the SpaceNews Leading Women in Space series, correspondent Debra Werner speaks with Jacqueline Good, CEO, Magnestar. The post Jacqueline Good, CEO, Magnestar – Leading Women in Space appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Astronauts on the Polaris Dawn mission conducted the first spacewalk on a non-governmental mission Sept. 12, briefly emerging from their Crew Dragon spacecraft. The post Polaris Dawn astronauts perform spacewalk appeared first on SpaceNews.
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SpaceX launched the first five production satellites for AST SpaceMobile’s direct-to-smartphone broadband constellation Sept. 11. The post AST SpaceMobile deploys first production direct-to-smartphone satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.
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As geopolitical tensions extend beyond Earth’s atmosphere, the U.S. Space Force is sharpening its focus on dominating the electromagnetic spectrum. Space electronic warfare — the art and science of protecting […] The post The invisible battle for space dominance appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Policy is not the impediment to increasing space weather preparedness in the United States; the lack of funding is. U.S. space weather policy is alive and well under the continued […] The post U.S. space weather policy is alive and well but is insufficiently funded appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The UK Space Agency has awarded funds to consortiums led by Astroscale and ClearSpace to continue developing a servicer capable of removing two spacecraft from low Earth orbit in 2026. The post Astroscale and ClearSpace get funds to advance double satellite de-orbit mission appeared first on SpaceNews.
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A new report concludes that infrastructure and workforce challenges will soon require NASA to make tough choices about what missions to continue to conduct unless it receives a significant budget increase. The post Report highlights severe infrastructure challenges at NASA appeared first on SpaceNews.
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HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Landspace conducted a 10-kilometer vertical liftoff, vertical landing test at Jiuquan spaceport Wednesday as it develops a reusable orbital rocket. The Zhuque-3 VTVL-1 reusable vertical […] The post Landspace completes 10-kilometer reusable rocket test, eyes 2025 orbital launch appeared first on SpaceNews.
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