NASA has awarded its $1.8 billion Contract for Organizing Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems (COSMOS) to Ascend Aerospace and Technology LLC of Cape Canaveral, Florida, for space flight ...

AI use in launch vehicles is being studied as a way to support higher launch rates, improve reliability, manage maintenance, and coordinate space traffic as global access to orbit increases ...

Orbital Operations plans to use its seed funding to grow its small team (above) and work on cryogenic propellant management technologies and a rocket engine. Credit: Orbital Operations WASHINGTON — ...

Building on 2025's successes, 2026 is poised to be a transformative year for the space sector, focusing on operational ...

"This document was prepared by the United Space Alliance under contract to the Mechanical, Booster, and Maintenance Systems Branch, Systems Division, NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, ...

One keynote speaker, Kavya Manyapu, said her first lunar exploration project was done through her Ph.D. at UND. Now, she is working to bring people back to the moon. Kavya Manyapu, lead of development ...

Every new space mission runs into the same wall: physics and fragility. Physics, because the speed of light and contested spectrum make real-time decision-making from the ground impossible when you ...

Lystrup will be the second NASA center director to depart in just a two-month span. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Another NASA ...

Slingshot’s dual acquisitions transform spaceflight safety and sustainability for satellite operators at a time of unprecedented and growing risk on-orbit. The acquisition of Numerica Corporation’s ...

SpaceX is aiming to launch its Starship Flight 9 test mission no earlier than Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT), but only if conditions allow. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

NASA is set to lose at least 2,145 senior staff members as part of the Trump administration's push for budget cuts, Politico reports. The brain drain could severely impact future research and missions ...