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July 24, 2026
From left, Expedition 74 flight engineers Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Anil Menon of NASA pose for a July 18, 2026, photo while holding a cake celebrating their recent arrival…
NASA is working with industry to advance the next phase of cislunar infrastructure for the agency’s Artemis program and Moon Base, including orbital assets and demonstrations. Under a contract…
NASA is working with industry to advance the next phase of cislunar infrastructure for the agency’s Artemis program and Moon Base, including orbital assets and demonstrations. Under a contract…
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After delaying its launch attempt yesterday due to weather, SpaceX is hoping today is the day for it to finally get its next Starship rocket off the ground.
The subsurface findings could transform how scientists study volcanoes across the solar system — including those on Earth.
The post NASA Puts Google’s Gemma Large Language Model in Orbit appeared first on Loft Orbital .
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NASA and Blue Origin announced Friday they recently agreed to conduct second stage hot fire testing for the company’s New Glenn rocket on the B-2 test stand at the agency’s Stennis Space Center near…
Throughout the tour, CMSSF observed real-world operations demonstrating how U.S. Space Forces Pacific is actively driving space integration into broader operations.<br/> <img…
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Boeing and GM announced the signing of a final agreement for the sale of HRL Laboratories, LLC, a 50% joint venture between Boeing and GM, to IBM. HRL offers innovative technologies for the..
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Gray has stated that the fact that this occurs near the visible edge of the Moon is an advantage; it is possible that the flash may be seen when the rocket or rocks are crashed from the crater..
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July 23, 2026
Sikorsky, a company of Lockheed Martin, and Safran Helicopter Engines have signed an agreement to jointly explore areas of cooperation on vertical take-off and landing platforms..
More than two dozen major NASA projects say they have been affected by the loss of a fifth of NASA’s civil servant workforce in the last year. The post NASA programs feel effects of workforce…
NASA's SunRISE mission has been assigned a new launch vehicle: It will now be delivered to orbit by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket rather than a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur.
The flight was delayed another day as Tropical Storm Bertha was expected to make landfall in Texas on Thursday. Liftoff of the Starship Flight 13 mission is scheduled during a 90-minute window that…
Continuing agency efforts to bring space closer to home, NASA+ is heading to more streaming platforms. On Thursday, NASA announced its programming is on Fire TV Channels. Fire TV customers can…
Keith’s note: GAO issued NASA: Assessments of Major Projects. Artemis are doing better but personnel layoffs and budget cuts pose a threat. What GAO Found Most of the National Aeronautics […] The…
"We have to do what we can to ensure that the country makes it through the challenges that we're dealing with here, and that is the message that we're going to be taking to colleges and universities."
Crews at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans transport the 130-foot-tall liquid hydrogen tank out of a production cell inside the main factory building into a detached test building on a…
Crews at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans transport the 130-foot-tall Artemis IV liquid hydrogen tank out of a production cell inside the main factory building into a detached test…
NASA MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission scientists have uncovered a key puzzle piece in understanding certain types of auroras on Mars, finding that they form in a similar way to…
Later today, SpaceX is gearing up for its next attempt at launching its 13th Starship test flight from Starbase, Texas. The previous attempt on July 16 was aborted just before liftoff due to issues…
After eight months aboard the International Space Station for his first mission, NASA astronaut Chris Williams is preparing to return to Earth. During his assignment, Williams contributed to…
NASA has long eyed the moon's south pole for its first crewed Artemis landing. But Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover says the agency should target an easier and safer place to touch down.
Juno, the NASA probe with a significant Italian contribution, reveals new details about Jupiter's moon
Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service, has become one of the fastest-growing broadband providers globally, and Africa is no exception. Now […] The post Starlink’s Growth Hits Capacity Limits…
The Nasa will officially open next day 31 of this month at the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, the flight dynamics research facilities, the first tunnel of..
Snow-capped mountains carved by deep river valleys preside over northwestern Washington state.
July 22, 2026
The International Space Station’s (ISS) crew grew by three members with the arrival of the… The post Soyuz MS-29 crew arrives at ISS, U.S. EVA completes Canadarm2 repairs appeared first on…
By the end of next year, U.S. Space Force (USSF) is planning a multi-fold increase in the service’s launches and its number of orbiting satellites. Last week, Space Force Space […]
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After launching from Cape Canaveral on 21 July aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV), carrying the NASA-supported payload “Robotic Servicing of…
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