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NASA astronauts complete preps for new solar array on spacewalk at International Space Station
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams prepared the International Space Station for the addition a new solar array during a spacewalk on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

SpaceX fires up next-gen 'V3' Starship for 1st time ahead of April launch (photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX conducted a static fire test with the first stage of its V3 Starship on Monday (March 16), a milestone moment for this bigger, more powerful megarocket variant.

Beyond Artemis 2: NASA pursuing a 'more achievable' path back to the moon
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
As NASA gears up for the launch of Artemis 2, the agency is revising its moon landing strategy, aiming to make future missions more achievable and sustainable.

SpaceX launches 10,000th active Starlink satellite in low Earth orbit (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets on March 17, each carrying Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. The company now has more than 10,000 active satellites in its constellation.

Two days, two coasts, two more SpaceX Starlink batches launched
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets carrying Starlink satellites were launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on March 13 and 14, 2026.

NASA begins building nuclear-powered Dragonfly drone for 2028 launch to Saturn moon Titan
By Elizabeth Howell published
Dragonfly will explore the giant Saturn moon Titan by air, helping scientists learn about the proto-ingredients of life on the satellite's hazy surface.

How risky is the Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon? NASA would rather not say
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Artemis 2 mission, which will launch astronauts to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, comes with undeniable risk. But quantifying that risk is a tall order.

SpaceX plan for 1 million orbiting AI data centers could ruin astronomy, scientists say
By Tereza Pultarova published
SpaceX's plan to launch one million orbiting data centers to space worries astronomers, who say the satellite streaks caused by the proposed constellation would severely impair observations.

Could NASA use expandable habitats for its Artemis moon bases? These two companies are betting millions
By Josh Dinner published
Voyager Technologies is backing lunar habitat developer Max Space with a new multi-million-dollar investment aimed at accelerating development of expandable modules for future missions to the moon.
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