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ispace-U.S ready for CLPS contracts after being added to vendor pool, CEO says

By Paul Brinkmann November 10, 2026

The newest addition to NASA’s vendor pool of lunar lander developers, ispace-U.S., is ready to...

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NASA expects one lunar launch this year, Moon Base manager says

By Paul Brinkmann September 15, 2026

Voyager Technologies’ first Griffin lunar lander is on track to launch no earlier than November,...

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NASA awards second round of contracts for Moon Base development

By Paul Brinkmann June 30, 2026

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After NASA contract change, Sierra Space seeks path forward for Dream Chaser

By Amanda Miller May 20, 2026

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Commercial station builders counter NASA’s assessment of LEO market

By Cat Hofacker April 16, 2026

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Q&A: U.S. House space subcommittee chair on extending ISS, fostering commercial LEO market

By Paul Brinkmann April 6, 2026

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In the age of commercial space, who should own the hardware?

By Jon Kelvey January 5, 2026

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SpaceX aiming for 170 Falcon 9 launches this year, exec says

By Paul Brinkmann November 5, 2025

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Starship Flight 10 aces test objectives

By Paul Brinkmann August 26, 2025

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Dream Chaser’s long-awaited first flight might be delayed again

By Amanda Miller August 4, 2025

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Aerospace Corp. calls for a way to rescue stranded astronauts in orbit — before it’s too late

By Paul Marks July 23, 2025

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How Intuitive Machines is planning to make its third moon landing a success

By Keith Button July 22, 2025

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What’s next for this prototype computer that survived 14 days on the moon

By Keith Button April 11, 2025

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Latest commercial moon spacecraft makes troubled landing

By Paul Brinkmann March 6, 2025

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‘We’re on the moon’ — Blue Ghost lander now has 14 days to learn all it can

By Keith Button March 2, 2025

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Rush hour at the moon?

By Cat Hofacker February 26, 2025

An app for that might not be crazy Tonight’s planned launch of an Intuitive Machines...

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OPINION: How the United States can keep leading in space

By Courtney Stadd February 1, 2025

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Two launches. Two companies. Two billionaires.

By Cat Hofacker February 1, 2025

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In U.S.: Generals, spies and moguls cross their fingers for Bezos’ New Glenn

By Cat Hofacker January 9, 2025

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Permission to launch

By Jonathan O'Callaghan January 1, 2025

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The big question: Is it time to regulate commercial human spaceflight?

By Debra Werner September 1, 2024

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Boeing’s Starliner capsule starts its crewed debut

By Paul Brinkmann June 5, 2024

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NASA’s realist-in-chief

By Cat Hofacker May 1, 2024

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Putting Starship’s plasma in perspective

By Cat Hofacker April 1, 2024

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Understanding the misunderstood Kessler Syndrome

By Jon Kelvey March 1, 2024

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Why indigenous tribes in the U.S. must have a voice in matters of space

By Moriba Jah February 1, 2024

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Researchers: Starship pad destruction could hold lessons for lunar landings

By Paul Brinkmann January 29, 2024

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First Vulcan Centaur lifts off with ULA’s future in sight

By Ben Iannotta January 8, 2024

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Space janitor

By Keith Button January 1, 2024

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Occupation, even in orbit, is colonialism

By Moriba Jah November 1, 2023

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Inside NASA’s long handoff of orbital research to private sector

By Cat Hofacker October 25, 2023

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Termination shock

By Jonathan O'Callaghan October 1, 2023

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Space adventurer

By Cat Hofacker October 1, 2023

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Next crew bound for International Space Station after early morning launch

By Paul Brinkmann August 26, 2023

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Virgin Galactic notches milestone flight

By Paul Brinkmann August 10, 2023

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Live from the moon in HD

By Jon Kelvey July 1, 2023

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Fixing Starship

By Jonathan O'Callaghan July 1, 2023

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Sticking the landing

June 1, 2023

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A closer look at Starship’s launch pad

By Jonathan O'Callaghan June 1, 2023

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SpaceX shouldn’t be afraid to slow down

By Ben Iannotta May 1, 2023

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Fallout from Starship ‘mishap’ grows

By Paul Brinkmann May 1, 2023

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U.S. federal agencies to scrutinize Starship operations

By Paul Brinkmann April 25, 2023

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NASA, commercial space industry pledge to learn from each other

By David Hodes March 31, 2023

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The thought leader’s thought leader

By Jonathan Coopersmith October 1, 2022

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Opening new orbits for satellite operators

September 1, 2022

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For Boeing’s Starliner, will third try be the charm?

By Paul Brinkmann May 19, 2022

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Analysis: Bending the cost curve

May 1, 2022

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Dream Chaser’s inaugural cargo flight could come as soon as November

By Cat Hofacker January 5, 2022

Commercial Spaceflight

For post-ISS era, consensus remains elusive over whether market can support multiple private stations

By Cat Hofacker November 17, 2021

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Breaking down Bezos’ flight: what you need to know

By Cat Hofacker July 20, 2021

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Branson’s spaceplane versus Bezos’ capsule

By Cat Hofacker July 9, 2021

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Daredevils vs. entrepreneurs

By Ben Iannotta July 1, 2021

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From nuclear cop to space cop

By Moriba Jah June 1, 2021

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Discovering the interconnection between heaven and Earth

By Moriba Jah May 1, 2021

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AIAA ASCEND: Experts urge Biden administration to help commercialize LEO

By Cat Hofacker November 17, 2020

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Spaceplane catalyst

By Debra Werner October 1, 2020

Commercial Spaceflight

NASA plans to pay companies to extract tablespoons of lunar regolith

By Cat Hofacker September 10, 2020

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Needed: Rules of thumb for avoiding collisions in space

September 1, 2020

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Managing space traffic

July 1, 2020

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Duration of NASA’s first Commercial Crew mission remains undecided

By Cat Hofacker May 1, 2020

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Dream Chaser mini-shuttle poised for assembly

By Amanda Miller October 15, 2019

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Apollo 11 and what’s ahead

By Ben Iannotta July 1, 2019

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Don’t forget the robots

July 1, 2019

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Mystery around SpaceX Dragon “anomaly” could linger

By Cat Hofacker April 23, 2019

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Stratolaunch first flight leaves business plan unsettled

By Debra Werner April 15, 2019

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A peek inside The Spaceship Company

By Aerospace America April 1, 2019

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Mass producer

By Ben Iannotta January 31, 2019

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NASA announces moon partners

By Marc Selinger November 30, 2018

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Japan-based startup ispace seeks to tap water on the moon

By Tom Risen September 27, 2018

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Bridenstine: International partnership necessary for human missions to moon and Mars

By Tom Risen September 17, 2018

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Dreaming big

By Amanda Miller July 1, 2018

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Trump promises “Space Force,” takes on space debris

By Tom Risen June 18, 2018

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Updated: Falcon 9 deploys Iridium NEXT and NASA climate satellites

By Amanda Miller May 22, 2018

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Making a space trillionaire

By Tom Risen May 11, 2018

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For some, the message to new NASA administration is: Let’s get to work

By Tom Risen April 19, 2018

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U.S. spy satellite agency to seek “tiny rockets” for small sats

By Tom Risen April 18, 2018

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White House takes on space traffic

By Amanda Miller April 16, 2018

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5 things about the upcoming Space Symposium

By Amanda Miller April 11, 2018

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Envisioning a time when cubesats are routinely shipped to space

By Debra Werner March 30, 2018

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Science communicator

By Tom Risen March 30, 2018

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Preventing space pollution

By Aerospace America March 30, 2018

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Facilitator in chief

By Tom Risen February 28, 2018

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U.S. announces proposed overhaul of space regulations

By Tom Risen February 21, 2018

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NASA Budget Targets Education, Space Station

By Tom Risen February 12, 2018

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SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy

By Tom Risen February 6, 2018

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NASA Langley Director Dave Bowles interview

February 1, 2018

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Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg interview

February 1, 2018

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Meeting millennials

By Amanda Miller February 1, 2018

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Boeing’s expanding tech ambitions

By Tom Risen February 1, 2018

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AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher interview

By Ben Iannotta February 1, 2018

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Welcoming Dan Dumbacher

January 31, 2018

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Government silent on Zuma satellite’s fate

By Tom Risen January 22, 2018

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Kazakhstan Journal

October 31, 2017

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Cultivating interest in space into a full-time job

By Debra Werner October 31, 2017

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Connection quandry

By Tom Risen October 31, 2017

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Life after station

By Aerospace America October 30, 2017

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HyperSizing the largest aircraft

October 30, 2017

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Looking to the future and the past

September 28, 2017

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Satellite envy

By Keith Button September 28, 2017

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Drag sails could counter debris

By Debra Werner August 31, 2017

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Lunar thriller

By Tom Risen August 31, 2017

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Ukraine vies for place in crowded launch market

By Anatoly Zak August 25, 2017

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Innovation and modest growth mark space sector
, report says

By Tom Risen August 21, 2017

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Pence cheers space business but offers no policy details

By Tom Risen July 6, 2017

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National Space Council Officially Takes Off Again

By Tom Risen June 30, 2017

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Getting out on a bad day

By Tom Jones June 27, 2017

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Coming soon: Electric propulsion plan for Mars

By Keith Button June 27, 2017

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10 additional Iridium satellites reach orbit

By Debra Werner June 25, 2017

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A peek inside Virgin Orbit’s factory

By Debra Werner May 31, 2017

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Selling Mars as Planet B

By Aerospace America May 31, 2017

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Tim Hinerman, Blue Origin’s deputy BE-4 engine lead

By Debra Werner May 31, 2017

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The future according to Weir

By Tom Risen May 31, 2017

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A year of milestones and changes in aerospace

May 31, 2017

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NASA: Partnership Needed to Send Humans to Mars

By Tom Risen May 11, 2017

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Backing the station

By Tom Jones May 1, 2017

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Toward a CisLunar Marketplace

May 1, 2017

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Strategizing about Mars

By Aerospace America May 1, 2017

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Green propellant

By Keith Button March 6, 2017

Commercial Spaceflight

From the Cape: Blogging about the Falcon 9 liftoff

By Hannah Godofsky February 24, 2017

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Commercial Spaceflight

Fuel-free space travel

By Aerospace America February 9, 2017

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100 years of Langley

By Debra Werner February 1, 2017

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Managing NASA’s “special task”

By Ben Iannotta January 27, 2017

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Correcting NASA’s course

By Tom Jones January 27, 2017

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Getting its space mojo back

By Anatoly Zak November 22, 2016