Space Force receives $15.4 billion as its first separate budget
The US Space Force requested and received its first separate budget as part of the Defence Department's $2.3 trillion appropriations for the fiscal year...
Lockheed Martin buys into SLS with $4.4 billion Aerojet Rocketdyne purchase
Lockheed Martin has signed a deal to purchase rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne. The deal buys Lockheed Martin into NASA's Space Launch...
SpaceX to receive over $880 million in FCC funding for Starlink network
The Federal Communications Commission has awarded SpaceX $885 million in funding to provide high-speed broadband internet to over 660,000 locations in 35 states.
The funding...
Artemis Moon shot likely not a priority for Biden space plans
With the 2020 US election officially called for Biden on November 7, NASA's ambitious goal of returning humans to the Moon by 2024 is...
SpaceX Plan to Transform Boca Chica Village into Spaceport Resort
SpaceX appears to be planning to transform the sleepy village of Boca Chica into a 21st-century spaceport and resort.
A recent SpaceX job opening spotted...
Biden Pledges to Continue Support for NASA’s Artemis Program
The Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden appears to be in favour of continuing to support the NASA Artemis program, which hopes to return US...
NASA OIG Finds Agency was “Overly Generous” with Lockheed Orion Award Fees
A NASA OIG report has determined that the contract amount the agency awarded to Lockheed Martin for the development of the Orion spacecraft was...
House Rejects Proposed 12% Increase to NASA Budget
The House has rejected a proposed 12% increase to the NASA budget opting to keep funding at its current level. The move was particularly...
NASA Investigation Identifies 80 Points of Concern with Boeing and Starliner
NASA and Boeing have completed a review of the anomaly plagued maiden Starliner mission that was flown in December 2019. The review identified an...
UK Government Consortium Wins Bid to Acquire Bankrupt OneWeb
A UK Government consortium has won the right to acquire bankrupt OneWeb and fund the completion of its first mega-constellation.
A consortium of Her Majesty’s...
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Ariane 5 fairing issues cause further delays to James Webb telescope
A Government Accountability Office report has revealed that the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope may be delayed beyond October 2021 due to...
NASA’s Osiris-Rex asteroid-sampling probe sets sails for Earth
A NASA probe that has spent over two years surveying and collecting samples from an asteroid over 300 million kilometers from Earth has set...
SpaceX launch and recover a Falcon 9 booster for the 10th time
A flight-proven Falcon 9 was launched from Cape Canaveral on May 9 on its tenth mission carrying 60 more Starlink satellites.
The mission was launched...
Second uncrewed Boeing Starliner test flight set for July 30
NASA has announced that it is targeting July 30 at 18:53 UTC for the launch of the second uncrewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner...
Blue Origin to auction off first seat on New Shepard to highest bidder
Suborbital space tourism provider Blue Origin has announced it will auction off the first seat aboard a crewed flight of the company’s New Shepard...