Space

‘Skinny’ budget opponents argue cuts to science and other programs will derail U.S. leadership in human spaceflight.

SpaceX wants a company town, and the firm may get it after a vote among residents is certified, expected in mid-May.

‘Skinny’ funding prioritizes a focus on moon and Mars missions over science and projects characterized as ‘grossly expensive.’

Launch provider says a nozzle extension on the upper engine was lost during stage separation, preventing the rocket from reaching orbit.

Members say the Shift4 CEO has committed to keeping NASA’s lunar ambitions on track despite expressing aims to land humans on Mars.

Prototype orbital reentry capsule transmits data in space but goes dark after returning to the atmosphere.

Company’s New Shepard rocket launches celebrities and four others to the edge of space and back.

Questions remain about the Shift4 CEO and civilian astronaut’s priorities for the space agency.

Company is developing a commercial replacement for the ISS, which is planned to be retired at the end of the decade.

Trio of launch providers is awarded a total of 54 national security spaceflight missions over about five years.