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Virgin Galactic has announced plans to raise an additional $300 million to fast-track the production of its suborbital spaceplanes and a new mothership.
NASA has announced the extension of three pivotal Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) 2 contracts to support cargo transportation to and from the International Space Station (ISS) through 2030, aligning with the station's projected retirement timeline.
SpaceX has proposed a groundbreaking satellite internet system concept for Mars, dubbed "Marslink," which would extend the capabilities of its Starlink internet system beyond Earth.
As NASA moves closer to launching the first crewed Moon landing in over 50 years, the agency has pinpointed nine potential landing regions near the lunar South Pole for its historic Artemis III mission.
NASA has confirmed that the Crew 8 astronauts have been taken to a local medical facility “for additional evaluation” and “out of an abundance of caution” following their splashdown off Pensacola, Florida, at 3:29 a.m. EDT on Friday.
NASA is on schedule to determine by the end of 2024 how to revise its Mars Sample Return (MSR) program to cut costs and shorten timelines, according to NASA officials.
NASA has announced it will rely on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft for its two scheduled crew rotation missions to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2025, as it continues to assess the readiness of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
Axiom Space and Prada took center stage today at the 2024 International Astronautical Congress in Milan, revealing the flight design of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit.
Airbus Defense and Space has announced plans to cut up to 2,500 jobs by mid-2026, citing a “continued complex business environment, especially in the space systems segment”
SpaceX's is gearing up for its fifth flight test of Starship, which "could take place as early as October 13, pending regulatory approval"
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