Jul 31, 2025 | Robots, Space
The US Space Force will bid the summer farewell by once again launching its (not-so-secret) secret space plane, the X-37B. According to a July 28 announcement, the Boeing-manufactured orbital test vehicle is scheduled to embark on its eighth mission (OTV-8) from...
Jul 24, 2025 | History, Space
A new international award named for the first person to step foot on the moon will honor excellence in “space discovery” as established by the school known as “the cradle of astronauts.” The “Neil Armstrong Space Prize” was...
Jul 10, 2025 | Space, Talent, Technology, US Economy
NASA is hemorrhaging employees, thanks in no small part to the White House’s efforts to prune the federal workforce. According to internal documents reviewed this week by Politico, more than 2,000 senior-level staff are planning to leave the agency via the Trump...
Jun 19, 2025 | China, Featured, Space
China brought two spacecraft together high above Earth as part of a refueling demonstration mission, according to a space situational awareness company. China’s Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 satellites had been moving toward each other in geosynchronous orbit,...
Jun 17, 2025 | Fusion, Nuclear, Space, UK
Pulsar Fusion, a U.K.-based firm attempting to unlock nuclear fusion to power space travel, is opening its first U.S. location in the Austin area. The company announced Monday that it’s searching for roughly 50,000 square feet to build a clean room and to...
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