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The first is the rapid rise of China’s space program, which only flew its first human to orbit in 2003 but now boasts spaceflight capabilities second only to the United States. The second trend is the rise of the commercial space sector, first in the United States and led by SpaceX but now spreading across much of the planet.
NASA is at a “crossroads” in deciding how to handle logistics for the lunar Gateway as it considers alternative approaches.
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 heads into quarantine before launching for International Space Station
With the early return of Crew-11, it is time for Crew-12 to be all set for next mission to the ISS.
From Mercury & Apollo Missions to the Space Shuttle Program, Mars Rover Landings, & Artemis II.
Even as NASA celebrated the rollout of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for Artemis II over the weekend, NASA's new administrator, Jared Isaacman, made sure to put an asterisk on the program's future.
Researchers from NASA and GE Aerospace have conducted a power extraction test of a hybrid aircraft engine being developed under the space agency’s Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core, or HyTEC, program.
Artemis II, the next mission in NASA’s Artemis program to explore the Moon, is scheduled to launch from Florida within the coming weeks. The mission will be the first crewed mission to the vicinity of the Moon since 1972, with the four-person crew expected to travel farther than any other human mission in spaceflight history.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman appeared to suggest that space shuttle Discovery may not be relocated to Houston's Johnson Space Center in Texas.
Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams praised Indias space program, saying, Im excited for the Indian Space program. Any ideas are becoming reality. As they get more involved internationally and advance their own programs,