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NASA finally—and we really do mean it this time—has a full-time leader

Now, finally, he will get a chance to act, rather than react to everyone else. As the Project Athena plan clearly demonstrates, Isaacman has a...

After years of resisting it, SpaceX now plans to go public. Why?

But if Musk’s rationale for keeping SpaceX private was to protect the Mars dream, is he abandoning this long-standing aim? Not necessarily. It’s likely that...

Before a Soyuz launch Thursday someone forgot to secure a 20-ton service platform

A Soyuz rocket launched on Thursday carrying Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikayev, as well as NASA astronaut Christopher Williams, for an eight-month mission...

Neutron rocket’s debut slips into mid-2026 as company seeks success from the start

During an earnings call on Monday, Rocket Lab chief executive Pete Beck announced that the company’s medium-lift launch vehicle, Neutron, would not launch this year....

Blue Origin will ‘move heaven and Earth’ to help NASA reach the Moon faster, CEO says

Blue Origin stands ready to help NASA achieve its goals with regard to landing humans on the Moon as soon as possible, the company’s chief...

In a stunning comeback, Jared Isaacman is renominated to lead NASA

President Trump announced Tuesday evening that he is renominating private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. “Jared’s passion for space, astronaut experience, and dedication to...

It wasn’t space debris that struck a United Airlines plane—it was a weather balloon

Speculation built over the weekend after one of the aircraft’s pilots described the object that impacted the aircraft as “space debris.” On Sunday the National...

Something from “space” may have just struck a United Airlines flight over Utah

The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed Sunday that it is investigating an airliner that was struck by an object in its windscreen, mid-flight, over Utah....

Meet the Arc spacecraft: it aims to deliver cargo anywhere in the world in an hour

The Arc spacecraft lands under parachutes in this rendering. Credit: Inversion ...

Sierra’s Dream Chaser is starting to resemble a nightmare

However, in its news release, NASA said it is no longer obligated to a specific number of resupply missions. Chasing those defense dollars In its...

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