NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars—twin satellites dubbed Blue and Gold will launch in early November

The first dual-satellite mission to another planet, NASA's ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers), ...

Blue Origin scrubs Sunday’s Mars launch, but the backup isn’t straightforward

Poor weather forced Blue Origin to stand down, but Monday's backup opportunity is also in doubt — for a different reason.

Embry-Riddle students contribute to NASA's Mars mission

ESCAPADE, the Mars mission expected to launch on Nov. 9, will carry instruments designed by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical ...

NASA quietly sends two spacecraft to Mars — and they're going a new way

The U.S. space agency has fallen silent amid the federal government shutdown, but it's about to slingshot a pair of robotic ...

After NASA pressure, SpaceX promises speedier timeline for Starship moon lander

After acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy this month called out SpaceX for Starship delays, Elon Musk's company has come ...
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Student-built satellite with the size of a loaf of bread to study solar wind for NASA

US students have designed a CubeSat that will launch with NASA's IMAP mission to study solar wind and protect Earth's ...

Here’s how orbital dynamics wizardry helped save NASA’s next Mars mission

That’s what it took to save NASA’s ESCAPADE mission from a lengthy delay, and possible cancellation, after its rocket wasn’t ready to send it toward Mars during its appointed launch window last year.

What’s gone wrong between Nasa and Elon Musk’s SpaceX?

SpaceX was awarded the contract to build the lunar landing vehicle for Artemis III in April 2021, using a version of their ...

Watch Blue Origin test fire its rocket engines ahead of NASA’s Mars launch

Blue Origin has test fired its New Glenn rocket engine as it makes final preparations for the launch of NASA’s ESCAPADE ...

Bezos’s Blue Origin Could Leapfrog SpaceX as NASA’s Lunar Lander Pick for Artemis 3

NASA is eyeing alternative options for its Artemis 3 lunar lander, and it looks like Blue Origin has a shot at securing the ...

NASA may be quietly gutting an iconic campus with what it calls strategic closures, workers fear

Buildings at Goddard’s Maryland campus are being emptied and padlocked, sources say. NASA leadership has pushed back against the concerns.
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NASA's new space giant completes major hurdle before launch

NASA joins the Roman space telescope and key instruments, marking a milestone toward its 2027 launch to reveal the cosmos.