April 17th, 2025
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The prospect that NASA’s space science budget could face major cuts is prompting worried feedback. Those wake-up alarms are being sounded due to an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) draft budget called a “passback” to the space agency. Reaction to that news from the space science community has been swift. But what’s the next […]
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China is readying its Shenzhou-20 mission to the country’s space station. At the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, northwest China, technicians transferred the combination of the three-person crewed spaceship and its carrier rocket to the launch site. The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) stated that the piloted mission will launch at an appropriate time in the […]
I n case you haven’t noticed, you may be sleeping better at night. The cosmic dream state you’re in could include mind-bending thoughts about an impending asteroid impact on Earth. That’s messy business. Moreover, that space rock intrusion here on Earth can, and already has, meant doom and destruction. But where are we today in […]
Written testimony of Jared Isaacman at today’s U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing to become the next NASA administrator: If confirmed, and with the support and guidance of President Trump and members of Congress, we will reinvigorate a mission-first culture at NASA with the following objectives: First—American astronauts will lead the […]
Face-off: Jared Isaacman is on the grill by the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in a hearing to become the next NASA administrator. U.S. President Trump formally nominated Isaacman for NASA administrator on Jan. 20. Tune into the hearing at 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Wednesday, April 9, with NASA streaming […]
Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov, bottom, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, middle, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Zubritskiy, top, wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft for launch, Tuesday, April 8, 2025 (April 7 Eastern time) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the team off to dock with the International […]
In Earth orbit since October 2024, China’s Shenzhou-19 crew continues to perform in-orbit mechanical, robotic, medical tests. China’s Shenzhou-19 space travelers — Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze – have been at work on the country’s Tiangong space station for more than 150 days. A newly issued video from China Central Television (CCTV) shows […]
Reflect back decades ago to the heady Space Race rivalry between the former Soviet Union and America. For the entire world, it was the Sputnik moment, the orbiting of the first artificial satellite of Earth by the Soviets. Sputnik 1’s liftoff on October 4, 1957 sparked worries, made all the more vexing by the […]
China’s Moon exploration plans are being detailed, a step-by-step program leading to the development of the country’s International Lunar Research Station. Headed for the Moon around 2026 is the robotic Chang’e-7 mission, built to explore the lunar south pole, specifically to gather data regarding the evidence of water. If confirmed, such deposits could enable future […]
Image credit: Fram2/Inside Outer Space screengrab That first-ever pole to pole orbital voyage of the Fram2 crew continues to go well. Entrepreneur Chun Wang, mission commander, is posting video and images and commentary regarding the flight. He is joined by three others, Australian adventurer Eric Philips, filmmaker Jannicke Mikkelsen, and German robotics researcher Rabea Rogge. […]
