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NASA requests proposals to reduce cost, timeline of Mars Sample Return mission

NASA is going back to square one when it comes to many aspects of its Mars Sample Return mission in response to independent reviews...

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Mars Sample Return science continues amid budget uncertainty

THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Efforts by scientists to use a Mars rover to collect samples are continuing even as NASA wraps up a new...

China launches classified military satellite towards geostationary belt

HELSINKI — China launched the TJS-11classified satellite early Friday as the country continues to build its geostationary capabilities. A Long March 5 lifted off from...

JPL to lay off 8% of workforce

Updated 7:15 p.m. Eastern with comment from Rep. Chu. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced Feb. 6 it will lay off 530...

Congressional letter asks White House to reverse MSR spending cuts

ORLANDO, Fla. — More than 40 members of Congress from California have asked the White House to reverse cuts NASA has imposed on the...

Japan makes history with tense, successful moon landing

HELSINKI — Japan’s SLIM “Moon Sniper” spacecraft made a successful lunar landing Friday, making the country just the fifth to robotically land on the...

China launches “lobster eye” Einstein Probe to unveil mysteries of X-ray universe

HELSINKI — China launched its Einstein Probe early Tuesday to detect X-ray emissions from violent, fleeting cosmic phenomena using novel lobster eye-inspired optics. A Long...

China completes new commercial launch pad to boost access to space

HELSINKI — A newly-completed launch pad on China’s Hainan island could increase China’s access to space, boosting national constellation projects and commercial launch plans. The...

Ingenuity lessons being incorporated into Mars Sample Return

WASHINGTON — As a Mars helicopter continues to operate far past expectations, lessons from that vehicle are being incorporated into NASA’s evolving Mars Sample...

NASA Blames Probe Chute Failure On Wire Labels

When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule screamed its way through the upper atmosphere, it marked the first time the space agency had brought material...

The 2023 SpaceNews Icon Awards: Winners

SpaceNews established the awards in 2017 to recognize and celebrate the people, programs and institutions shaping a rapidly evolving global space economy. Chosen by...

SpaceX acquires parachute supplier

WASHINGTON — In a rare acquisition, SpaceX has purchased out of bankruptcy a company that provided components for Dragon spacecraft parachutes. A federal bankruptcy court...

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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