2 minute read NASA says no date set for Boeing’s Starliner crew to return home from ISS NASA has confirmed that no return date has been set for astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams to… byIan Molyneaux2024-07-26
2 minute read NASA pulls the plug on VIPER Moon rover project due to mounting costs and delays NASA has announced that following a “comprehensive internal review” it has decided to pull the plug on its… byIan Molyneaux2024-07-18
2 minute read Boeing ships NASA second core rocket stage for historic mission to Moon Boeing has provided NASA with the second core stage of the Space Launch Syst em (SLS) to send… byGoda Labanauskaite2024-07-17
1 minute read MDA Space to develop new robotic arm for NASA’s Gateway lunar space station MDA Space has been awarded a $1 billion contract from the Canadian Space Agency for the next phases… byClement Charpentreau2024-07-07
2 minute read SpaceX wins NASA contract to build deorbit vehicle for space station destruction Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been awarded an $843 million contract by NASA to design and build the ‘U.S.… byIan Molyneaux2024-06-271 comment
2 minute read NASA denies ISS medical emergency after SpaceX training drill airs on livestream NASA was forced to deny that a medical emergency broke out onboard the International Space Station (ISS) after… byIan Molyneaux2024-06-13
1 minute read NASA delays Boeing Starliner crewed launch again over helium leak NASA, Boeing, and United Launch Alliance (ULA) have postponed the first Boeing Starliner crewed launch to investigate a… byClement Charpentreau2024-05-19
2 minute read Farewell flight–NASA’s classic DC-8 finally retires with historic flyby: video After 37 years of sterling service operating a huge range of specialist research missions, the National Aeronautics and… byLuke Peters2024-05-161 comment
2 minute read NASA delays Boeing Starliner’s first crewed mission to ISS over safety concerns NASA and United Launch Alliance (ULA) have delayed the launch of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft over safety concerns… byIan Molyneaux2024-05-07
2 minute read NASA’s DC-8 bows out after 37 years of groundbreaking scientific research NASA’s DC-8-72 aircraft has completed its last mission for the US space agency after carrying out 37 years… byIan Molyneaux2024-04-10
2 minute read NASA sets out unique candidate criteria for next yearlong simulated Mars mission The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has set out the candidate criteria applicants will need if they… byIan Molyneaux2024-02-19
1 minute read Private space operator Intuitive Machines launches Moon mission for NASA On February 15, 2024, private space operator Intuitive Machines successfully launched its IM-1 Lunar mission in support of… byMiquel Ros2024-02-16
2 minute read NASA’s Martian helicopter Ingenuity stops flying due to rotor damage On January 25, 2024, NASA administrator Bill Nelson confirmed that the Mars Ingenuity helicopter is no longer able… byMiquel Ros2024-01-26
1 minute read Archer Aviation and NASA partner to study eVTOL high-performance battery Archer Aviation has partnered with NASA to advance electric aviation, focusing on a project to study high-performance batteries… byClement Charpentreau2024-01-22
2 minute read NASA and Lockheed Martin roll out X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft NASA and Lockheed Martin have introduced the X-59, a supersonic aircraft designed to break the sound barrier without… byClement Charpentreau2024-01-15
2 minute read NASA confirms the date its supersonic X-59 aircraft will officially be unveiled The return of passenger supersonic flight is perhaps one of the most exciting areas of aviation currently in… byIan Molyneaux2023-12-12
2 minute read NASA astronauts drop tool bag during spacewalk – and it is now orbiting Earth Two NASA astronauts accidentally dropped their tool bag during a spacewalk, sending the equipment into Earth’s orbit. The… byEmilia Stankeviciute2023-11-22
2 minute read NASA X-59 supersonic aircraft gets makeover ahead of first flight NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft made its way to the paint barn at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works’ facility… byClement Charpentreau2023-11-16