Rocket Lab protests NASA’s decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract

Rocket Lab has filed a protest against NASA’s decision to award Blue Origin a $700 million Mars orbiter contract, saying it’s inconsistent with the eligibility rules laid out by Congress.

NASA Boosts Open Science, Data Sharing with Artemis Accords
NASA Boosts Open Science, Data Sharing with Artemis Accords

The science from every Moon rock sample, lunar dataset, and discovery produced through NASA’s Artemis program will be shared by the agency with the global scientific community. That commitment is upheld by all 71 countries that have signed the Artemis Accords, a set of principles for safe and transparent civil space exploration. NASA put those […]

LINK spacecraft gets close to NASA’s Swift Observatory, but not close enough to save it

Operations aboard the Katalyst Space LINK satellite continue, despite the spacecraft’s inability to complete its mission of boosting the orbit of NASA’s Swift Observatory.

NASA, NFL Team Up to Showcase Space, Aeronautics Innovation
NASA, NFL Team Up to Showcase Space, Aeronautics Innovation

Through a new collaboration between NASA and the National Football League (NFL), the agency will soon bring America’s strengths in space exploration and aeronautics innovation to the football field. NASA will conduct flyovers, astronaut appearances, and fan engagement at NFL games across the United States as part of its new Inspiration Tour. “This is the […]

What comes after the moon? Artemis II commander and pilot shift to ’emeritus’ status at NASA
What comes after the moon? Artemis II commander and pilot shift to ’emeritus’ status at NASA

Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen are planning new journeys after their April 2026 moon mission.

SpaceX rocket taxi returns after Roman Telescope launch | Space photo of the day for Sept. 8, 2026
SpaceX rocket taxi returns after Roman Telescope launch | Space photo of the day for Sept. 8, 2026

The Roman Space Telescope launched beyond Earth on Aug. 30. And one of the most amazing parts of the liftoff was the Falcon Heavy rocket’s boosters returning back to our planet, safe and sound.

Labor Day in space: NASA astronauts get the holiday off
Labor Day in space: NASA astronauts get the holiday off

Like their compatriots here on Earth, the three NASA astronauts living aboard the International Space Station will get a well-deserved rest on Labor Day.

‘A new mission starting today’: 8 years after launch, BepiColombo begins Mercury arrival
‘A new mission starting today’: 8 years after launch, BepiColombo begins Mercury arrival

After nearly eight years traveling through the inner solar system, the trailblazing BepiColombo spacecraft has finally begun its arrival at Mercury.

Blue Origin wins $700 million contract to build NASA’s next Mars orbiter

NASA has picked Blue Origin to build its next Mars telecommunications orbiter, awarding a $700 million contract to Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company.

Two astronauts replace ISS camera and docking aid on 6th-ever all-female spacewalk (video)
Two astronauts replace ISS camera and docking aid on 6th-ever all-female spacewalk (video)

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot replaced a camera and a docking aid during a 6-hour, 49-minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday (Sept. 1).