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NASA has named Amit Kshatriya as its new associate administrator, elevating the former Moon to Mars program chief to the agency’s top civil service role. The move underscores NASA’s focus on exploration as Artemis faces rising international competition and ongoing leadership gaps.
The FAA has approved SpaceX to more than double Falcon 9 launches from Cape Canaveral’s SLC-40 — up to 120 per year — and to build a new on-site landing zone for booster recoveries. The decision clears the way for even higher launch cadence on the Space Coast.
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, August 24, 2025, for the tenth flight test of Starship; the launch window opens at 6:30 p.m. CT (23:30 UTC).
A detailed look at what’s on the launch manifest for the week of August 18 through August 24, 2025.
United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan rocket is counting down toward its first-ever launch carrying a U.S. national security payload.
Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies at age 97
NASA officials say there's a “strong chance” that Boeing’s next CST-100 Starliner test flight could launch without a crew onboard, as teams continue to work through a series of technical issues with the spacecraft’s propulsion and thermal systems.
The proposed action would enable SpaceX to build 2 pads where they would launch and land its Starship-Super Heavy vehicle up to 76 times annually.
The proposal includes notable shifts within NASA's funding, reinforcing commitments to lunar and Mars exploration while drastically reducing funding for other programs:
DARPA has announced a call for proposals for an ambitious lunar orbiter project, known as Lunar Assay via Small Satellite Orbiter (LASSO).
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