Space

The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed an amendment to an Iran-Russia sanctions bill (S. 722) June 15 to ensure NASA and its industry partners can keep relying on Russian-made rocket engines. […]

Lawmakers should consider making NASA or another agency responsible for defending against an asteroid or other space object that could hit Earth and kill millions of people, according to a […]

The federal government’s available resources for financial recourse in regards to failed satellite contracts is limited compared to its overall investment in the sector, according to a Government Accountability Office […]

The U.S. Air Force is taking a “hard look” at the additional training infrastructure it needs to enhance its ability to simulate advanced space threats and prepare warfighters for combat, […]

The House Science, Space and Technology Committee approved a bill by voice vote June 8 that would create a “one-stop shop” in the Commerce Department to authorize private-sector activity in […]

The next launch of the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B reusable unmanned spaceplane is scheduled for August and will occur aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for the first time, service […]

SpaceX successfully reflew an unmanned Dragon capsule for the first time June 3 during its 11th commercial resupply services mission (CRS-11) to the International Space Station. Carrying almost 6,000 pounds of […]

Rocket Lab, a new entrant to the space-access market, conducted the first flight test of its ground-launched Electron rocket May 25. During the test, the two-stage, 17-meter-high rocket lifted off […]

The Pentagon is closely monitoring the future ground control system for the Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites to ensure the long-troubled program remains on a road to recovery, […]

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has picked Boeing [BA] over two other companies to design, build and test an unmanned, reusable spaceplane that could deploy small satellites, […]