Feature Stories

NASA to Return Mars Samples to Earth in 2033
NASA has finished the system requirements review for its Mars Sample Return Program, which is…

NASA Announces Astronaut Shane Kimbrough to Retire
NASA’s Shane Kimbrough is retiring after 22 years, including 18 years as an astronaut. His…

Space Tourism and Remote Sensing Startup Hires Industry Leaders Ahead of Crewed Flights in 2024
World View, a leading stratospheric exploration and space tourism company, has hired three new industry…

SWOT Mission – Surface Water Ocean Topography
Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) are a recent innovation in ocean modelling, adapted from meteorology,…

NASA Prepares for Space Launch System Rocket Services Contract
As NASA prepares for the first integrated flight test of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and…

NASA Goddard Center Director Shares Plans to Retire
Dennis Andrucyk, director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, has announced his…

Australian space start-ups team up for software-defined space to ground capability
Space start-ups Antaris Inc and Quasar Satellite Technologies have recently announced a partnership to bring…

Making Space More Transparent
The first space launch from UK soil is planned to take place from Spaceport Cornwall…

Kratos Expands Jobs and Capital
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has announced plans to expand its newly established business unit…

Strategic Partner to Fast-Track Space Technologies
Australia’s Chief Defence Scientist Professor Tanya Monro has announced that Airbus has been selected as…

First Australian Rocket Manufacturer Secures Launch Permits to Space
ATSpace and Southern Launch have announced the Australian Government has granted approvals to launch two…

Astraius Partners with Northrop Grumman and Exquadrum
Astraius has announced it has selected Northrop Grumman as the first and second stage motor…

Bringing Mars Home
The mission to return samples of the Martian surface back to Earth for the first…

NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Roman Space Telescope
NASA has awarded a NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to Space Exploration Technologies Corporation…