Space

Space agency’s launch provider of choice has been called upon to handle yet another critical mission.

Although the future of the legendary aviation company’s space sector is up in the air, its legacy has long shaped travel beyond Earth.

Space station crew members chow down on smoked turkey, shrimp cocktail, candied yams, and other goodies to ring in the holiday from orbit.

Within the next decade, the agency believes its commercial partners can develop vehicles to land a lunar rover and habitat on the moon.

SpaceX aims to increase the number of authorized Starship launches at its Starbase launch pad in Texas from five to 25 per year.

Starship reignites one of its six Raptor engines on orbit for the first time, demonstrating a capability that will come into play during future missions.

It would mark the company’s ninth human spaceflight with its New Shepard rocket, which has flown 43 paying customers and guests to the edge of space.

Largest and most powerful rocket to ever fly could lift off on its sixth test flight as early as Monday at 5 p.m. EST.

Private companies launched or landed on U.S. soil 148 times in fiscal year 2024, a 30 percent increase year over year.

For the second time this year, JPL is reducing headcount to contend with a tight budget.