NASA's First Six Months Under Trump 2.0
Donald Trump returned to the White House back in January, promising lofty goals for the country's space agency, including sending astronauts to the Moon and Mars. In the six months since
UK Moves Forward On Space Debris Mission
The government of the United Kingdom announced on July 3rd that it is allocating 75.6 million British Pounds (around 102 million United States Dollars) for the country's first space debris
Weekly Dose of Space (29/6-5/7)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week saw five launches globally, with one suborbital mission. News from the week included NASA and the U.S. Space Force receiving additional funding, as
Third Interstellar Visitor Spotted by Astronomers!
A newly found interstellar comet, called 3I/ATLAS, is currently whipping through the solar system at a speed of around 58 kilometers per second (130,000 miles per hour). 3I/ATLAS is believed
Acting NASA Leadership Shifts to Trump Appeasement
NASA leadership, consisting of Janet Petro, Acting NASA Administrator, Brian Hughes, NASA Chief of Staff, Vanessa Wyche, Acting NASA Associate Administrator, Casey Swails, Deputy Associate Administrator, held an agency-wide 'Town Hall'
Monthly Dose of Space - June 2025
Welcome to our twenty-first Monthly Dose of Space! In this monthly newsletter, we bring you major news from the past month. The end of June brings us to the midpoint of the year,
Weekly Dose of Space (22/6-28/6)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week had ten launches worldwide, with the majority heading to low Earth orbit. During the week, a new booster bound for SLS in the 2030s
Axiom-4 Arrives at International Space Station
Axiom Space's Axiom-4 mission blasted off from Launch Complex 39A, in Florida, atop of a Falcon 9 at 07:31 am Universal Coordinated Time on June 25th, carrying Peggy Whitson, Shubhanshu
Atlas V Delivers Second Batch of Amazon Kuiper Satellites
United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket roared from Space Launch Complex 41, in Florida, carrying the second batch of 27 satellites for Amazon's Kuiper internet-providing mega-constellation into low Earth
Weekly Dose of Space (15/6-21/6)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week saw four launches globally, with an even split between low Earth and geostationary orbit missions. News of the week saw China performing tests of
Starship Faces Major Setback with Testing Anomaly
In the early morning of June 19th, SpaceX was testing Ship 36 at the Massey's test site down the road from the company's South Texas launch site. This test
Chinese Satellites Preparing for In-Space Refueling Test
China launched its Shijian-25 refueling spacecraft atop of a Long March 3B/E back at the beginning of the year. Since then, the spacecraft has been heading toward its likely target, Shijian-21, to