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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).
The launch took place at 8:48 p.m. Eastern from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40.
The committee will hold an Executive Session on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, to vote on the nomination of Jared Isaacman to serve as the next Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
SpaceX is set to launch its third Bandwagon rideshare mission, Bandwagon-3, on Monday, April 21 at 8:48 p.m. ET (00:48 UTC on April 22) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
It’s shaping up to be a packed and dynamic week in the world of spaceflight, with crew returns, multiple Falcon 9 launches, and high-profile missions out of China.
A Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV rocket roared back to life over California’s central coast, successfully launching multiple classified payloads for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in a rare West Coast flight of the solid-fueled launch vehicle.
NASA and the Russia Space Agency, Roscosmos, have officially extended their seat barter agreement for crew flights to the International Space Station (ISS) through 2027, ensuring continued collaboration aboard the orbital outpost and introducing a new shift in Soyuz mission durations.
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, has been officially selected to support two major defense initiatives in the United States and the United Kingdom aimed at advancing next-generation hypersonic technologies.
Derek Tournear, the founding director of the Space Development Agency (SDA), will return to his post on April 17 following a three-month administrative leave, the Department of the Air Force confirmed Monday.
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