SpaceX faces possible liquid oxygen shortage for rocket fuel amid pandemic By Chelsea Gohd As hospitals struggle to figure out how to treat patients, SpaceX fears a liquid oxygen shortage that could also jeopardize upcoming launches.
'Guardians wanted!' US Space Force unveils new recruitment video By Elizabeth Howell The U.S. Space Force is seeking more recruits to address future military challenges of spaceflight. Yes, there's an ad for it.
SpaceX test-fires rocket ahead of weekend Dragon cargo launch for NASA By Amy Thompson SpaceX has fired up the rocket that will ferry its next cargo shipment to the International Space Station early Saturday morning.
You can now launch your own Blue Origin New Shepard (model) rocket By Robert Z. Pearlman It's fully reusable and can fly 400 feet (120 meters) high.
Satellite images show crowds at Kabul airport before two reported explosions By Elizabeth Howell Massive crowds converged at Hamid Karzai International Airport before explosions there killed and injured dozens on Thursday (Aug. 26).
Blue Origin launches New Shepard to test moon landing tech and more in suborbital flight By Mike Wall New Shepard aced its latest mission this morning (Aug. 26), an uncrewed jaunt that carried a variety of scientific experiments, as well as some pioneering artwork, to and from suborbital space.
Watch Blue Origin launch its New Shepard rocket on an uncrewed suborbital flight today By Elizabeth Howell Liftoff is scheduled for 9:35 a.m. EDT (1335 GMT).
Launch company Rocket Lab goes public By Mike Wall California-based Rocket Lab just completed its previously announced merger with a special purpose acquisition company.
Hubble captures gorgeous image of 'Einstein ring' from warped quasar light By Ben Turner Astronomers use the rings to study remote galaxies and to measure the masses of the objects that create them.
International Space Station could be followed by commercial space stations after 2030, NASA says By Chelsea Gohd NASA hopes that commercial space stations will orbit Earth once the International Space Station eventually retires, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said today (Aug. 25) at the 36th Space Symposium.
Astronauts celebrate Tokyo Paralympics opening day with 'torch' ceremony in space By Tereza Pultarova Astronauts aboard the International Space Station celebrated the opening of the Tokyo Paralympic Games by posing with a photo with a torch.
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is back in the factory to fix stuck valves By Elizabeth Howell There's no new launch date yet for Orbital Flight Test 2.
CAPSTONE, a small cubesat bound for the moon, is preparing for an October launch By Leonard David NASA's plan to "reboot" human exploration of the moon will get kick-started soon by a spacecraft the size of a microwave oven.
Hollywood artists offer full-scale replica of Apollo spacecraft controls By Robert Z. Pearlman A team of Hollywood prop and visual artists are offering replicas of the Apollo command module control panel.
SpaceX paused Starlink launches to give its internet satellites lasers By Chelsea Gohd SpaceX hasn't launched any Starlink internet satellites since June. It turns out it's because the company has been adding "lasers."
Japanese company ispace unveils new, bigger moon lander By Mike Wall Tokyo-based ispace unveiled its next-generation "Series 2" robotic moon lander Tuesday (Aug. 24) at the 36th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.
Why Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin gets so much hate By Chelsea Gohd These days, it feels as though billionaire-backed space companies are launching off Earth all the time. So why does Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin seem to be in the hot seat?
China launches twin radar satellites for 3D mapping By Andrew Jones China conducted its 29th orbital launch of a busy year to boost the country’s remote sensing and satellite mapping capabilities.
NASA chief Bill Nelson optimistic about Artemis moon landing goals amid big delays By Chelsea Gohd NASA has no plans of backing down from its moon landing goal despite recent obstacles, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said today (Aug. 24) at the 36th annual Space Symposium.
Elon Musk says SpaceX could launch a Starship to the moon 'probably sooner' than 2024: report By Elizabeth Howell SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he may be able to launch the company's new Starship to the moon for NASA "probably sooner" than the agency's 2024 target
