NISAR planned to launch in March 2025 after antenna repairs
A joint Earth science mission between NASA and its Indian counterpart is now scheduled to launch as soon as next
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12:26
Orbex halts work on own spaceport, shifts launches to SaxaVord
Small launch vehicle developer Orbex will halt work on its own launch site in northern Scotland and instead use a
Jeff Foust
12:23
Nelson “basically optimistic” about NASA’s future in the next administration
The outgoing administrator of NASA says he is “basically optimistic” about the future of the agency under the person proposed
Jeff Foust
09:27
NDAA extends commercial spaceflight learning period and launch indemnification
A defense authorization bill includes language to extend a “learning period” limiting commercial human spaceflight regulations as well as indemnification
Jeff Foust
09:27
Heliophysics decadal survey recommends two flagship missions for NASA
A new decadal survey for solar and space physics recommends that NASA’s heliophysics program pursue two billion-dollar missions even as
Jeff Foust
09:27
Vega C successfully returns to flight
A Vega C successfully launched an Earth observation satellite Dec. 5 in the rocket’s first flight since a failure nearly
Jeff Foust
10:25
European companies to offer microgravity payload missions
Two European companies are partnering to provide microgravity research and manufacturing missions to low Earth orbit independent of the ISS.
Jeff Foust
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Foust Forward | Who gets the final word on Mars Sample Return?
By the end of this year, NASA may have a new plan in place for returning samples from Mars. The
Jeff Foust
20:24
ISS crew reports “unexpected odor” from Russian Progress cargo spacecraft
Hatches between a Russian module and the rest of the International Space Station were closed hours after a Progress cargo
Jeff Foust
20:24
Rocket Lab launches two Electrons within 24 hours
Rocket Lab launched a pair of Electron rockets with 24 hours of each other Nov. 24, a first for the
