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Ship 40 completes single-engine static fire; Booster 20 and Pad 2 see new work – NASASpaceFlight.com We use cookies to ensure that we…

Artists’ renderings of lunar terrain vehicles selected for development to support NASA’s Moon Base program. Astrolab’s Crewed Lunar Vehicle (left) and Lunar Outpost’s Pegasus (right). Illustration: Astrolab/Lunar Outpost NASA’s goal of a sprawling Moon Base near the south pole of the Moon will be driven in part by its ability to move astronauts from one…

June 30, 2026 – Washington, D.C. — The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) announced today that Matthew Williams, a former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and Chief of Staff to the Secretary of the Air Force, will join the association as Senior Advisor, National Security. Matthew is joining CSF to help us advance the role…

Enabling & Support 17/06/2026 5331 views 54 likes In brief Europe’s heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 launched 36 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit today. The launcher featured four upgraded boosters with 14 tonnes more propellant each. This launch sets a new weight record for Europe and comes just six months after the debut of the four-booster…

At NASA, remaining a global leader in exploration and innovation includes having a skilledand dedicated workforce. Technicians play a critical role in advancing the agency’sresearch and missions, applying hands-on expertise across engineering, fabrication,electronics, and countless other technical fields. To help cultivate the next generation of technical talent, NASA’s Office of STEM Engagementhosted Career Technical Education…

In the 1970s, astronomer Vera C. Rubin provided the first solid evidence for the existence of Dark Matter, a mysterious, unseen mass that appeared to be holding galaxies together. Since then, the indirect evidence for Dark Matter has grown considerably, with scientists observing “halos” and gravitational lenses that could not be caused by normal (or…

Deep oceans of magma once sloshed about inside the crust of Mars, seismic measurements taken by NASA’s InSight mission suggest. The marsquakes detected by InSight show a boundary 15 miles (24 kilometers) deep between two different types of rock that were formed by enormous pools of magma. The presence of these magma pools could completely…

Astrobotic unveiled its Griffin lunar lander today as it gets ready to ship to JPL for environmental testing prior to launch later this year. When it lands, it will be designated Moon Base II as part of NASA’s evolving Moon Base project. Astrobotic CEO John Thornton was joined by Voyager Space’s Matt Magaña. Voyager announced…

That question is at the center of a new paper published in Nature Astronomy, where researchers examine the often-overlooked problem of “false negatives” in the search for extraterrestrial life. These are cases in which life exists, or once existed, but scientists fail to detect it. “We are currently investing a great deal of money in…

A field of stars in the constellation Lupus captured by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC​/AURA The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is finally beginning its mammoth survey of the universe. After a year of testing and calibration, it is starting the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, which is…