There are myriad questions about how NASA’s budget process will play out in the coming weeks, with the start of […]
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GOP may finally succeed in unrelenting quest to kill two NASA climate satellites
Before satellite measurements, researchers relied on estimates and data from a smattering of air and ground-based sensors. An instrument on […]
Ted Cruz reminds us why NASA’s rocket is called the “Senate Launch System”
All of the original US senators who created and sustained NASA’s Space Launch System rocket over the last 15 years—Bill […]
With Starship, SpaceX encounters an obstacle that haunted NASA’s space shuttles
“We were interested in looking at the more durable systems,” Camarda told Ars. “The first thing I ever tested was […]
SpaceX’s latest Dragon mission will breathe more fire at the space station
“Our capsule’s engines are not pointed in the right direction for optimum boost,” said Sarah Walker, SpaceX’s director of Dragon […]
Time is running out for SpaceX to make a splash with second-gen Starship
SpaceX is gearing up for another Starship launch after three straight disappointing test flights. SpaceX’s 10th Starship rocket awaits liftoff. […]
After recent tests, China appears likely to beat the United States back to the Moon
An expert explains why this will be enormously bad for the United States. China’s Long March-10 rocket conducts its first […]
NASA’s acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at the space agency
Sean Duffy, the acting administrator of NASA for a little more than a month, has vowed to make the United […]
Rocket Report: Ariane 6 beats Vulcan to third launch; China’s first drone ship
Why is China’s heavy-lift Long March 5B able to launch only 10 Guowang satellites at a time? Wearing their orange […]
James Lovell, the steady astronaut who brought Apollo 13 home safely, has died
Gemini and Apollo astronaut Lovell was the first person to fly to the Moon twice. Astronaut Jim Lovell takes a […]