The director of NASA’s heliophysics division is cautiously optimistic that a major mission targeted for cancellation in the agency’s budget proposal will be saved.

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A pair of major geomagnetic storms this year led to unprecedented “mass migrations” of thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit that create new concerns about space traffic coordination.

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Blue Origin says it still plans to attempt a first launch of its New Glenn rocket before the end of the year as it makes final vehicle and regulatory preparations.

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European startup Atmos Space Cargo, a developer of reentry vehicles, has brought on board a former NASA deputy administrator to help the company enter the U.S. market.

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As the FAA kicks off a committee to study ways to refine launch and reentry regulations, two members of Congress are asking the agency to move even faster.

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The outgoing administrator of NASA says he is “basically optimistic” about the future of the agency under the person proposed by President-elect Donald Trump to be his successor despite the strong possibility of significant changes to Artemis.

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A defense authorization bill includes language to extend a “learning period” limiting commercial human spaceflight regulations as well as indemnification for commercial launches.

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A new decadal survey for solar and space physics recommends that NASA’s heliophysics program pursue two billion-dollar missions even as the agency proposes to cancel a recommendation from the previous decadal.

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A Vega C successfully launched an Earth observation satellite Dec. 5 in the rocket’s first flight since a failure nearly two years ago.

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WASHINGTON — NASA has further delayed the next two Artemis missions to the moon, pushing back the first crewed landing of the program to the middle of 2027. At a […]

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On Nov. 19, SpaceX launched its Starship vehicle on its sixth test flight. While the flight showcased key technical advancements, such as a successful engine relight on the Starship upper […]

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Small launch vehicle developer Orbex will halt work on its own launch site in northern Scotland and instead use a rival facility in the Shetland Islands.

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As Blue Origin nears the first launch of its New Glenn rocket, founder Jeff Bezos said he is not worried Elon Musk’s influence on the incoming Trump administration will adversely affect the company.

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President-elect Donald Trump has selected Jared Isaacman, a billionaire who has commanded two SpaceX commercial spaceflights, as his choice to be the next administrator of NASA.

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Sierra Space announced MOUs with two companies to study the use of its Dream Chaser and space station technology for microgravity manufacturing.

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Two European companies are partnering to provide microgravity research and manufacturing missions to low Earth orbit independent of the ISS.

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An industry group is changing its name, ever so slightly, to more accurately reflect its work across the broader commercial space industry.

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Spanish launch vehicle startup PLD Space has secured a loan to help fund development of the launch site of its Miura 5 rocket in French Guiana.

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By the end of this year, NASA may have a new plan in place for returning samples from Mars. The agency announced in October that it had convened an outside […]

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The new European Union commissioner responsible for space says he will focus on improving European competitiveness and security in space.

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European smallsat developer Open Cosmos has signed a contract with ESA for a trio of cubesats to study the Earth’s magnetic field and ionosphere.

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European officials say the Vega C rocket is ready for its return to flight next week despite a technical issue that will delay the launch of an Earth science satellite by at least a day.

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A NASA mission to Venus already delayed by three years because of institutional issues is seeking to avoid another delay of nearly a year and a half.

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NASA estimated it would have to cancel up to four commercial lunar lander missions and delay up to four more to fly a rover mission the agency announced in July it planned to cancel.

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