Trump Wants a Space Academy. Houston's Already Lobbying For It Trump's new commission has 120 days to design a US Space Academy. Houston wants it, but cost and NASA's Latino hiring gap remain open. Latin Times · Sep 1
Is the Dip in AeroVironment Stock a Buying Opportunity? AeroVironment stock dropped significantly due to the uncertainty around what had been considered a significant long-term revenue driver. Barchart · Mar 3
US Air Force selects Blue Origin and Anduril for rocket cargo delivery project: report Blue Origin and Anduril each received AFRL contracts to deliver rocket-flown cargo to any point in the world within one hour, according to a media report. Space · Sep 12, 2025
2 Chinese spacecraft just met up 22,000 miles above Earth. What were they doing? A new Chinese refueling spacecraft met up with an older satellite in high Earth orbit this month, apparently marking a step forward in orbital servicing. Space · Jun 18, 2025
Europe wants to land a tiny spacecraft on the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029 ESA is preparing a mission to study and land on asteroid Apophis during its close encounter with Earth in 2029. NASA is also looking into a possible Apophis effort but faces funding issues. Space · May 30, 2025
Trump administration cancels lease for NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies lab in New York City The Trump administration has canceled the New York City lease of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, a leading NASA climate-studying organization. Space · Apr 27, 2025
The Hubble Space Telescope turns 35 as NASA budget cuts loom. How many more birthdays will it have? Budget cuts hitting U.S. government agencies like NASA don't seem promising for the Hubble Space Telescope, but there is still hope. Space · Apr 23, 2025
NASA tells employees to ignore Trump administration's 'What did you do last week?' email NASA employees have been told they are not required to respond to a Trump administration email request to list achievements or potentially face termination. Space · Feb 25, 2025
Boeing plans to lay off hundreds of employees working on NASA's SLS moon rocket: reports Boeing is preparing to lay off roughly 200 employees working on the Space Launch System rocket as it braces for the possibility that its contracts with NASA may not be renewed after they end in March. Space · Feb 18, 2025
NASA pauses work by key space science groups amid Trump executive orders The space agency's planetary science analysis groups must pause while NASA checks if they comply with Trump's orders. Space · Feb 3, 2025
Space mining company AstroForge identifies asteroid target for Odin launch next month AstroForge has identified asteroid 2022 OB5 as the destination for its Mission 2 spacecraft, named Odin, which is set to launch next month on a SpaceX rocket. Space · Jan 31, 2025
When is an asteroid not an asteroid? When it's Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, it turns out. The discovery of a new asteroid this month has turned out to be Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster launched by SpaceX in 2018. Space · Jan 31, 2025
China launches 1st set of spacecraft for planned 13,000-satellite broadband constellation (photo) A Long March 5B rocket launched 10 big broadband satellites to orbit on Dec. 16, beginning the assembly of China's Guowang ("national network") megaconstellation. Space · Dec 18, 2024
Chinese astronauts conduct record-breaking 9-hour spacewalk outside Tiangong space station (video) Two Chinese astronauts spent more than nine hours outside the nation's Tiangong space station on Dec. 16 and Dec. 17, beating the old EVA duration record by 10 minutes. Space · Dec 18, 2024
Space · Nov 19, 2024 India's Chandrayaan-2 moon orbiter avoids collision with South Korea's Danuri spacecraft India's Chandrayaan 2 moon orbiter maneuvered in September to avoid a close approach with Korea's Danuri spacecraft, ISRO said.
Space · Nov 12, 2024 Chinese private rocket launches 1st satellite for international customer CAS Space successfully launched 15 satellites into Earth orbit, including one for its first foreign client, the Sultanate of Oman.
Space · Nov 7, 2024 SpaceX's Dragon is about to do something to the ISS it's never done before The data from the reboost, scheduled for Nov. 8, will help inform design for a larger Dragon to deorbit the ISS.
Space · Oct 23, 2024 Boeing-built communications satellite breaks up in orbit. 'Total loss,' operator says The Intelsat-33e satellite is in pieces following some kind of problem in geostationary orbit, according to the company and US Space Force. An investigation is ongoing.
Space · Sep 27, 2024 Chinese rocket launches 8 satellites to orbit from ship at sea (video, photos) A Chinese Smart Dragon-3 rocket launched from a sea-based platform on Sept. 23, carrying eight remote-sensing satellites to orbit.
Space · Jul 1, 2024 Not-so-static fire: Private Chinese rocket accidentally launches during test Space Pioneer's new Tianlong-3 rocket took to the skies accidentally on Sunday (June 30), then crashed back to Earth in a dramatic explosion.
Space · Jun 3, 2024 See a Russian inspector satellite get up close and personal with a spacecraft in orbit A Russian military satellite with a "history of unusual maneuvering" was spotted as it approached a satellite in geostationary orbit in April 2024.
Space · Jun 3, 2024 China's space plane releases another mystery object into orbit China's experimental space plane released an unknown object into Earth’s orbit on May 24, which could be a subsatellite deployment or an indication the spacecraft is nearing the end of its third mission.
LiveScience · May 7, 2024 China has launched a secret robot to the far side of the moon, new Chang'e 6 photos reveal A tiny, previously undisclosed lunar rover has been spotted strapped to the side of China's moon-bound Chang'e 6 lander in newly released pre-launch photos. The true purpose of the rover, which is scheduled to land on the moon's far side, remains a mystery.
Space · Mar 28, 2024 Boeing files lawsuit against Virgin Galactic over development of new mothership aircraft Boeing and Aurora Flight Sciences are suing Virgin Galactic for unpaid work and trade secrets related to a new mothership aircraft for Virgin Galactic’s next-generation space planes.
Space · Mar 20, 2024 China launches satellite to support future moon missions (video) China launched a relay satellite towards the moon atop a Long March 8 rocket this week after a previous launch this month failed to reach lunar orbit.