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Members of Congress seek increase in Mars Sample Return funding

WASHINGTON — Members of Congress are asking NASA not to slow down work on the Mars Sample Return (MSR) program now while also lobbying...

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Stopgap spending bill includes FAA learning period extension

WASHINGTON — A short-term funding bill passed at the last minute includes a three-month extension of the “learning period” limiting regulations on commercial spaceflight...

NASA is bringing an asteroid sample back to Earth – here’s when, how and why

For the first time in its agency’s history, NASA is bringing home a sample of an asteroid. The nearly eight-ounce sample from carbon-rich asteroid...

Germany signs Artemis Accords

BRUSSELS — Germany signed the Artemis Accords Sept. 14, adding one of Europe’s largest space powers to a document outlining best practices for sustainable...

NASA releases independent report on UAP research

PARIS — NASA announced it would take new steps to help understand unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), vowing transparency while also being reticent to disclose...

International crew arrive in Florida ahead of space station mission

The next four crew members bound for a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station flew to the Kennedy Space Center Sunday to prepare...

Argentina signs Artemis Accords

WASHINGTON — Argentina signed the U.S.-led Artemis Accords outlining best practices for space exploration, part of a recent surge of countries joining the agreement....

NASA celebrates Webb science anniversary with mesmerising new image

Celebrating the James Webb Space Telescope’s first year of science operations, NASA released a mesmerising new image of a nearby stellar nursery where 50...

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin wins NASA contract to build astronaut lunar lander

Jeff Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin, has won the highly-coveted NASA contract to build a spacecraft that will send astronauts to and from the...

Dragonfly mission studying effects of potential budget cut

LAUREL, Md. — A proposed cut of nearly 20% in the budget for NASA’s Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan in 2024 could force...

Czech Republic signs Artemis Accords

WASHINGTON — The Czech Republic became the 24th country to sign the Artemis Accords May 3, growing Europe’s presence in the U.S.-led agreement. In...

SpaceX Starship Launch Hailed as a Success Despite Exploding Mid-Flight

SpaceX’s massive new Starship rocket is central to Elon Musk’s plans for humanity to become multi-planetary. It blasted off for its maiden flight yesterday...

SpaceX launches largest rocket ever built, but test flight ends in explosion

After years of anticipation, SpaceX launched the first test flight of its full-scale Starship rocket Thursday from South Texas, but the mission ended four...

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