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NASA will host a live news conference at 5 p.m. EST on Thursday from the agency’s headquarters in Washington to discuss the International Space Station and its crew. On Jan. 7, the agency announced it was postponing a planned spacewalk originally scheduled for Jan. 8 while teams monitored a medical concern with a crew member […]
Artemis II crewmembers (left to right) NASA astronauts Christina Koch, mission specialist; and Victor Glover, pilot; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, commander are led by Bill Owens of the Closeout Crew from the elevator at the 275-foot level of the mobile launcher to the crew access […]
Development continues on NASA’s Power and Propulsion Element, a solar electric propulsion spacecraft designed to provide power for Gateway in lunar orbit. Able to generate 60 kilowatts of power, the element was successfully powered on earlier last year. The milestone demonstrates the element can provide the spacecraft with power, high-rate communications, attitude control, as well […]
A billionaire-backed philanthropic organization is funding the development of a series of new observatories, including a space telescope larger than Hubble. The post Private group unveils plans for large space telescope appeared first on SpaceNews.
Launchers Isar Aerospace is expected to attempt its second two-stage Spectrum vehicle test flight, a key step after its first, partially successful liftoff in 2025. In parallel, Spain’s PLD Space and its Miura-5 remain the second contender — after Isar — for the European Launcher Challenge, a competition that increasingly looks like Europe’s closest analogue […] The post 2026 will clarify Europe’s new priorities for space appeared first on SpaceNews.
In this special episode of Space Minds, our show is split into two segments from the recent SpaceNews annual Icon Awards. The post The moon, AI and the high-stakes decisions shaping space’s future appeared first on SpaceNews.
LiDAR costs, compute power and AI training are the “big three” usually associated with the high cost of autonomous vehicles (AVs). We rarely look up. But maybe we should. High above the Earth, the ionosphere, a chaotic, sun-charged layer of our atmosphere, is levying an invisible tax on every self-driving car in development. If you […] The post The ‘space tax’ on your self-driving car appeared first on SpaceNews.
An unspecified “medical concern” involving one of the astronauts aboard the International Space Station has postponed a spacewalk and could force an unprecedented early return of part of the crew. The post Medical issue could force early end of Crew-11 ISS mission appeared first on SpaceNews.
We are in an era where planetary science no longer depends on government missions. Commercial capabilities are mature and ready to deliver a higher cadence of planetary exploration that fits within proposed budgets. What’s missing is an operational model that matches ambition. The old way — one in which bespoke, government-run missions with decade-long development […] The post Interplanetary science needs a commercial backbone appeared first on SpaceNews.
A “medical situation” involving an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS) has given rise to the possibility… The post NASA weighs up early return of ISS crew due to concerns over astronaut’s health appeared first on AeroTime.
NASA says it is continuing to prepare for a possible Artemis 2 launch as soon as February, but with remarkably little publicity for the historic mission. The post NASA continues to work toward February launch of Artemis 2 appeared first on SpaceNews.
NASA’s Johnson Space Center was front and center Jan. 4, 2026, as the Houston Texans faced the Indianapolis Colts during Space City Day at NRG Stadium. Fans watched the Texans win while getting a close look at NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight of the Artemis campaign. The Artemis II mission will send four astronauts—NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian
NASA and its partners have supported humans continuously living and working in space since November 2000. A truly global endeavor, the International Space Station has been visited by more than 290 people from 26 countries and a variety of international and commercial spacecraft. The unique microgravity laboratory has hosted more than 4,000 experiments from over […]
Developer agrees to obtain a new 700,000-square-foot site and receives the first of two flight simulators from CAE.
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured this image of lightning while orbiting aboard the International Space Station more than 250 miles above Milan, Italy on July 1, 2025. Storm observations from space station help scientists study Earth’s upper atmosphere, which can improve weather models and protect communication systems and aircraft. Space station crew take photographs of […]
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 7, 2026 — Terran Orbital, a Lockheed Martin Company and a leading manufacturer of satellite solutions, announced today the appointment of Michael Vishion as vice president of […] The post Terran Orbital Appoints Michael Vishion as Vice President of Program Management appeared first on SpaceNews.
Spend enough time investing in space and expectations change. The industry does not advance through clean inflection points that resolve uncertainty, and progress rarely aligns with the milestones investors are accustomed to tracking. More often, space infrastructure is absorbed gradually into other systems, registering as essential only after it is already embedded. That dynamic, rather […] The post SpaceX’s IPO will make space investment far less niche appeared first on SpaceNews.
NASA is ramping up work on its next flagship space telescope while also laying the groundwork for future observatories. The post NASA seeks to accelerate development of Habitable Worlds Observatory appeared first on SpaceNews.
Pay-as-you-go model aims to simplify traditionally complex imagery procurement The post SkyFi expands virtual constellation with Vantor satellite imagery appeared first on SpaceNews.
As preparations continue for a mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Swift astrophysics spacecraft, project officials are also pursuing steps to extend the satellite’s life in case of delays. The post NASA works to extend Swift’s life ahead of reboost mission appeared first on SpaceNews.