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Commercial space station developer Vast has raised $500 million in its first significant outside investment round. The post Vast raises $500 million for commercial space station development appeared first on SpaceNews.
Investment comes as company shifts toward national security programs The post Sierra Space raises $550 million in Series C funding appeared first on SpaceNews.
When Jared Isaacman was sworn in as NASA administrator Dec. 18, he hit the ground running — or, perhaps more accurately, hit the air flying. At a town hall the next day, he said he would visit all the agency’s field centers, a task he completed by late January. In some cases he showed up […] The post Jared Isaacman on rebuilding, Artemis and what he’s learned during his first months as NASA administrator appeared first on SpaceNews.
A NASA luminary from the Apollo era grew up in Wales near Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
The third launch of a small launch vehicle developed by a Japanese company failed shortly after liftoff March 4, raising questions about the rocket’s future. The post Third Kairos launch fails appeared first on SpaceNews.
The Senate Commerce Committee advanced a revised NASA authorization bill that implements some of the changes to Artemis sought by the agency while also extending the life of the ISS The post Senate committee advances NASA authorization bill that changes Artemis and extends ISS appeared first on SpaceNews.
A public and industry-led campaign was launched late last month to implore the Australian government to partner with the European Space Agency to send ESA-trained astronaut Bennell-Pegg on an ESA mission.
How NASA used a modified Schweizer SGS 1-36 sailplane in the 1980s to study deep-stall flight and high-angle-of-attack control at Dryden.
A new NASA study finds urban residents report higher annoyance from air taxi noise than suburban residents.
NASA’s Advanced Air Vehicles Program (AAVP) studies, evaluates, and develops technologies and capabilities for new aircraft systems and explores far-future concepts for revolutionary air travel improvements. AAVP develops technologies for all flight regimes from hover to hypersonic to enable safe, new aircraft that are faster, quieter, and more fuel efficient. AAVP develops a broad range […]
Sporty’s launched a new Facebook hub that brings together content from across its aviation media network.
Lifelong aviation enthusiast Randy Malmstrom takes a look at the Canadian-Vickers PBV-1A Canso on display at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon.
For the first time, a young, Sun-like star has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy, by astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. The bubble – called an “astrosphere” – completely surrounds the juvenile star in this image released on Feb. 23, 2026. Winds from the star’s surface are blowing up the bubble and […]
Listen to this audio excerpt from Paul Boehm, Orion crew support and thermal systems functional area manager: As the Artemis II astronauts fly around the Moon, they’ll rely on systems inside the Orion spacecraft to live, work, and keep them safe during their mission. At NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Paul Boehm, crew support and […]
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and NASA announced NASA Force on Wednesday, a dedicated talent track within the US Tech Force initiative designed to recruit and deploy the nation’s top engineers and technologists to support America’s space program. NASA Force will identify and place high-impact technical talent into mission-critical roles supporting NASA’s exploration, […]
Rivers rise and fall throughout the year, but by how much? Perhaps less than previously thought, according to new data from the SWOT mission. Hidden riverbed contours are also emerging. In a first, a space mission led by NASA and France has tracked Earth’s rivers swelling and shrinking from month to month over the course […]
Workers have completed repairs to the helium pressurization system in the upper stage of the Space Launch System, keeping a potential April launch of the Artemis 2 mission on track. The post SLS upper stage helium flow problem fixed appeared first on SpaceNews.
Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos, is preparing to enter one of the most hotly contested arenas in the space industry: global broadband from low Earth orbit (LEO). In a regulatory filing that caught many in the industry off guard, Blue Origin set forth plans for a network called TeraWave comprising more […] The post Blue Origin’s surprise TeraWave constellation jolts LEO broadband race appeared first on SpaceNews.
Explore the legacy of Spartan Aircraft and Spartan College at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum, where three rare Tulsa-built aircraft tell the story of William Skelly and Oklahoma’s rich aviation heritage.
PLD Space has raised $209 million to ramp up production of the Spanish startup’s Miura 5 launch vehicle, marking the largest funding round for a European space company announced so far this year. The post PLD Space raises $209 million to shift into serial rocket production appeared first on SpaceNews.