Space Launch System

By Irene Klotz
Senators question Jared Isaacman’s relationship with Elon Musk and his commitment to NASA plans and missions.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
Scott Pace served as executive secretary of Trump’s National Space Council from July 2017 to January 2021.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
The first of the new-production RS-25s was installed on the Fred Haise Test Stand at Stennis on Feb. 18.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Habitation and Logistics Outpost is set to undergo installation and testing of valves and hatches, leak checks and integration of external structures.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Boeing is NASA’s primary contractor for the Space Launch System (SLS), a human-rated heavy-lift rocket for deep-space travel.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
The return of U.S. astronauts to the Moon won’t happen until at least mid-2027, says NASA.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz, Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno
Nelson talks with Aviation Week about the role private companies will play and his concerns about China’s ambitions on the Moon.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
Culberson has played a pivotal role in the quest to learn if Jupiter’s ocean-bearing moon Europa has the ingredients for life.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Initial findings from studies of space radiation measurements taken during NASA’s 2022 Artemis I lunar mission were published Sept. 18 in the journal Nature.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
The Moon rocket’s new upper stage and mobile launcher are billions over budget.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
The rocket is intended for a September 2028 inaugural launch as part of the Artemis IV mission.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The booster will be taken to the Vehicle Assembly Building for flight preparations for Artemis II.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The 212-ft. core stage will be used for the agency’s Artemis II mission.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The mission, designated Artemis IV, is to be the first aboard the more powerful SLS Block 1 rocket.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA suffered significant cost growth on some major programs even as the agency managed to get control over problems with some of its flagship efforts, GAO says.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The company suggests leveraging NASA’s deep investment in the SLS may be just the ticket to bring back samples from Mars.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The company is confident a spate of hardware issues and oversights are behind it.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The agency is asking for the same amount of money it received in 2023.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA must establish a more integrated, top-down management approach to its supercomputing assets, an agency IG report says.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The White House on March 11 unveiled a $25.4 billion spending plan for NASA in fiscal 2025.
Space

By Irene Klotz
When astronauts land on the Moon, will taikonauts be there to greet them?
Space

By Mark Carreau
The space agency is slowing Artemis missions to address crew safety challenges.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
NASA believes it can leverage commercial service industries for deep-space exploration.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA has conducted the first of 12 ground-test firings to certify the upgraded Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engine for the Space Launch System rocket.
Space