NASA and SpaceX mission managers have delayed the Falcon 9 launch of the next crew to the International Space Station as they await improved weather conditions.
A new proposal suggests borrowing the "Conference of the Parties" model from climate diplomacy to update space law before orbital congestion and lunar competition escalate.
Falling launch costs and private innovation are fueling a new space race, transforming Earth orbit into a fast-growing global marketplace.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Feb. 7, 2025. The mission returned the Falcon to flight after an upper stage issue.
There are only three astronauts currently aboard the ISS, and two are Russian. Even so, NASA has plans to make sure the big game will be beamed up to orbit.
The FAA has cleared the Falcon 9 rocket to return to flight, freeing NASA and SpaceX to target Feb. 13 for the launch of the Crew-12 astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
For the fourth time in the last 19 months, the upper stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket experienced a problem during a mission. How long will the vehicle be grounded this time?
Crew-12's timeline has been unusually dynamic.
China will work on establishing space-based data centers as a part of a larger five-year plan to expand the nation's already significant presence in space.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman took Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for a ride over the Artemis 2 launch pad recently.
