Blue Origin and partners pass key milestone for lunar lander design Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says the aerospace team that it’s leading has completed its first “gated… Read More
NASA’s new head of human spaceflight says SpaceX’s Dragon is in good shape NASA’s newly named associate administrator for human exploration and operations, Kathy Lueders, says that SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule “has been… Read More
Days before landmark launch, NASA’s head of human spaceflight quits due to ‘mistake’ NASA’s top executive concentrating on human spaceflight, Doug Loverro, has resigned just a week before the scheduled start of a… Read More
NASA lays out the ‘Artemis Accords’ for international cooperation on moon trips NASA today unveiled a list of 10 principles for a set of bilateral international agreements for participation in the moon… Read More
University of Washington wins NASA grant to create spacey contest for Artemis Student Challenges NASA has awarded the University of Washington a $499,864 grant to develop a competition that calls on students to turn… Read More
NASA puts Blue Origin, Dynetics and SpaceX on the list for lunar lander development program NASA has selected teams led by Blue Origin, Dynetics and SpaceX to develop lunar landing systems capable of putting astronauts… Read More
Wanted: Moon and Mars explorers … NASA starts the recruiting process for next wave of astronauts NASA says it’ll take applications for its next class of astronauts between March 2 and 31 — the first step… Read More
NASA’s moon program shines as one bright spot in White House science spending plan While most discretionary spending is getting the axe in the White House’s newly released budget request, NASA and its Artemis… Read More
Blue Origin ramps up team for Blue Moon lander as it waits for word from NASA Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has posted more than 50 job openings for its Blue Moon lunar… Read More
NASA kicks off a new space tradition with glitzy astronaut graduation ceremony Over the course of six decades, NASA has celebrated the selection of its astronauts in groups ranging from the Mercury… Read More
Aerojet Rocketdyne signs on the bottom line to build hardware for moon missions REDMOND, Wash. — Representatives of Aerojet Rocketdyne and Lockheed Martin put their signatures on a contract for up to $170… Read More
Sen. Maria Cantwell plays a role in drive to keep the space station going until 2030 Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., has joined with three other U.S. senators in introducing a NASA authorization bill that aims to… Read More
NASA cracks open a sample of moon soil that’s been shut away for four decades For the first time in more than 40 years, NASA has opened up a pristine sample of moon dirt and… Read More
Maxar picks Olis Robotics to provide software for future lunar robotic arm Seattle-based Olis Robotics says it’s been selected by Maxar Technologies to provide software that will prepare operators on Earth to… Read More
Jeff Bezos announces an all-star team for Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar lander WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos says his Blue Origin space venture is heading up a team of top… Read More
The world’s space agencies focus in on their roles for Gateway moon missions WASHINGTON, D.C. — Not everyone has signed on the dotted line to join NASA’s plan to start sending astronauts to… Read More
NASA unveils spacesuits for moon missions, featuring red, white and blue The fashion statement for NASA’s future moonwalkers goes beyond basic white to add some flag-worthy touches of red and blue.… Read More
NASA issues its fast-track plan to get two commercial lunar landers for 2024-2025 After two preliminary rounds, NASA today published its final call for industry proposals to have the first two landers capable… Read More
NASA awards $10M to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin for hydrogen-oxygen storage tech Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is on the top of the funding list for a newly announced… Read More
NASA’s Orion spacecraft program gets a multibillion-dollar vote of support NASA says it’s ordering three more Orion spacecraft for missions to the moon, at a cost of $2.7 billion —… Read More
National Space Council meeting highlights moon and Mars plan – plus nuclear power The latest meeting of the National Space Council provided a forum to build support for NASA’s twin-focus plan to send… Read More
NASA puts Alabama center in charge of moon lander program, drawing Texans’ ire NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced today that Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama will take the lead role in developing… Read More
First Mode celebrates first steps in space exploration – and looks ahead to the moon One year after engineers from the Planetary Resources asteroid mining company peeled off to form their own employee-owned startup, known… Read More
NASA says Maxar will build the first big piece for Gateway station in lunar orbit NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine today announced that the first major component for a future mini-space station in lunar orbit will… Read More
White House proposal to tap Pell Grant fund casts a pall over NASA’s moon plans Will NASA’s plan to land astronauts on the moon by 2024 fly with Congress? The Artemis program’s implications are still… Read More
White House seeks $1.6B more as ‘down payment’ for NASA’s newly named Artemis moon program The White House is asking Congress for $1.6 billion more than the $21 billion it previously requested for NASA’s budget,… Read More
Science fiction authors Andy Weir and Neal Stephenson look at life after ‘The Martian’ What could be better than hearing a science fiction writer talk about how to create whole new worlds? How about… Read More
5 revelations about the future moon from ‘Artemis,’ the next book by ‘Martian’ author Andy Weir The writer who made such a splash with “The Martian,” Andy Weir, is sharing the first chapter from “Artemis,” a… Read More
‘The Martian’ author’s next book, ‘Artemis,’ will be ‘adrenaline-charged crime caper’ set on moon Real life space racers may be setting their sights on putting a human on Mars, but author Andy Weir has been… Read More
