NASA will attempt to deflect a non-threatening asteroid on Monday in a test of a planetary defense strategy.
For the Tianwen-4 mission, two spacecraft will attempt to launch aboard the same rocket and then embark on separate trips to the outer solar system.
NASA will decide on Sunday whether the Artemis 1 rocket needs to be transported back to the Vehicle Assembly Building.
Launch of SLS is set for Tuesday, but a threatening storm could send the Artemis 1 rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building.
The DART mission to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid is on track for Monday, and two familiar eyes will be watching.
Starlab is a proposed space station from Voyager Space, Nanoracks, and Lockheed Martin.
SpaceX recently performed a successful static fire test in which seven of the booster's 33 engines ignited.
The updated “Moon to Mars” blueprint involves 63 high-level objectives that could finally bring the Red Planet within reach.
The target satellites used in the "Dark Skies" exercise were commercial units leased from private companies.
A cryogenic tanking test of the Space Launch System achieved all objectives, potentially setting the stage for a third launch attempt of the rocket.
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with two cosmonauts, flew on a Russian Soyuz rocket as part of a recent seat-swap arrangement.
The planned space station has landed a cameo appearance in an upcoming sci-fi film called HELIOS .
The Saudi astronauts will accompany NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and veteran race car driver John Shoffner during the upcoming private mission.
SpinLaunch will use the influx of cash to further develop a “kinetic launch system” capable of flinging objects into orbit.
Wednesday's launch is the result of a seat-swap arrangement that will see a U.S. astronaut launch aboard a Russian rocket for the first time in over a year.
Recent remarks suggest the former astronaut has shifted his position on commercial spaceflight.
A critical tanking test on Wednesday could set the stage for the launch of Artemis 1 on September 27.
SpaceX is in the process of building the first Artemis Moon lander, but NASA wants a second option.
Called SUSIE, the reusable spacecraft would be capable of delivering crews and cargo to space, and perform vertical landings when returning home.
One of the company's Starlink terminals is currently being tested at a remote research station.
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