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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.
The White House has proposed sweeping cuts to NASA’s science programs, slashing nearly 50% from the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and canceling multiple major missions.
Under the proposed action, conceptual designs would allow for the construction of commercial aerospace facilities, labs, administrative offices, visitor-serving facilities, and support infrastructure.
President Donald Trump’s pick for NASA administrator, billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut Jared Isaacman, will appear before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today for a high-profile confirmation hearing.
The GPS III SV-08 satellite, the eighth spacecraft in the modernized GPS III constellation, is now set to fly no earlier than late May aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Space infrastructure leader Redwire and lunar exploration company ispace U.S. have announced a strategic collaboration to jointly pursue future lunar missions, with an eye toward both government and commercial opportunities.
The agreement with Umbra could be worth up to $60 million, pending final contract arrangements and matching co-investment from private sources.
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