Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin pleads with Air Force to continue investing in it
Blue Origin, the space exploration company led by Amazon co-founder multibillionaire Jeff Bezos, is trying to get the U.S. Air Force to invest in the development of its New Glenn rocket, according to a media report.
NASA picks partner to land water-measuring technology on the moon
NASA has picked Houston-based Intuitive Machines to land a water-measuring technology on the moon.
NASA generated more than $64B in total economic output in fiscal 2019, report says
NASA’s first-ever agency-wide economic impact report shows the space agency’s contribution to the U.S. economy.
Musk's SpaceX wins Pentagon award for missile-tracking satellites
SpaceX, known for its reusable rockets and astronaut capsules, is ramping up satellite production for Starlink.
Boeing to face independent ethics probe over lunar lander bid
Boeing Co is submitting to an independent review of its compliance and ethics practices, according to an agreement struck with NASA and the U.S. Air Force and seen by Reuters, part of widening fallout from its behavior in bidding to supply lunar landing vehicles.
Prosecutors probe ex-NASA official, Boeing over space contract: sources
The U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal probe into whether NASA's former head of human spaceflight gave Boeing Co improper guidance during a lucrative lunar-lander contract competition, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Air Force awards SpaceX and ULA billions in launch contracts
The U.S. Air Force awarded billions in contracts Friday to Elon Musk’s SpaceX and United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing, as part of its National Security Space launch services.
SpaceX's Mars test rocket makes 1st flight, landing upright
SpaceX launched a prototype of its Mars rocketship hundreds of feet into the air, then landed it upright in a successful test flight.
Virgin Galactic unveils Mach 3 supersonic jet
Virgin Galactic unveiled the design for an upcoming high-speed aircraft this week that may be able to fly from New York to London in about 90 minutes.
Virgin Galactic, after unveiling new ship, releases earnings
Virgin Galactic released its earnings Monday, just a few hours after unveiling a new ship that the company called a “new frontier in high speed travel.”
Virgin Galactic unveils designs for Mach 3 commercial passenger jet
Virgin Galactic says this is what a “new frontier in high speed travel” looks like.
Elon Musk after historic SpaceX splashdown: 'I prayed for this one'
Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk's SpaceX company.
SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years
Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk's SpaceX company.
Amazon closer to launching satellites, upping internet reach
The company received government approval to put more than 3,200 satellites into orbit with the goal of beaming internet service to Earth.
Global space economy reached $423B in 2019, Space Report finds
The Space Foundation released its Space Report on Thursday, which found the space economy grew by $9 billion in 2018, a 2.2 percent increase.
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover launches to hunt for signs of ancient life
NASA’s Perseverance rode a mighty Atlas V rocket into a clear morning sky in the world’s third and final Mars launch of the summer.
2020's final Mars mission poised for blastoff from Florida
This unprecedented effort will involve multiple launches and spacecraft — and cost more than $8 billion
Virgin Galactic reveals spaceplane cabin ahead of passenger flights
Virgin Galactic showed off the interiors of its passenger spaceflight vehicle the VSS Unity.
NASA picks astronauts for next SpaceX launch
The astronauts will stay onboard the space station for approximately six months.
SpaceX satellites photobomb comet pictures
Photographers who set out to capture the Neowise comet were frustrated after satellites disrupted their photos.

















