NASA vs SpaceX rockets compared on cost, technology, and performance, revealing how reusability and innovation reshape modern spaceflight missions.

NASA escalated the botched Starliner to a Type A mishap — and publicly blamed both Boeing and itself. The Boeing Starliner had over $200 million of property

After 20 years of development and more than $24 billion, NASA’s Orion spacecraft is poised for its first crewed flight, a 10-day test run that is expected to lead to human missions to the lunar surface. Orion currently is the only spacecraft capable of crewed deep-space travel, but China and SpaceX are making progress on alternative transports.

Scientists have raised concerns about possible safety issues with the Orion crew capsule prior to NASA's Artemis II mission launch date in 2026.

NASA's decision to permit the use of smartphones in space signifies a major upgrade from the bulky, aging equipment previously utilized, such as DSLRs and GoPros. The agency will now allow astronauts to use current iPhone and Android devices,

A $2 million federal funding boost will help Case Western Reserve University and NASA Glenn Research Center dig deeper into what happens when gravity all but disappears. The funding, included in the federal government’s fiscal 2026 spending package, will support the Next Generation Microgravity Research program.

Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock new frontiers in missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA has reached an important milestone advancing nuclear propulsion that could benefit future deep space missions by completing a cold-flow ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Suni Williams — one of two astronauts stuck for months at the International Space Station — has retired. The space agency announced the news on Tuesday, saying her retirement took effect at the end of December.

In late 2025, scientists reported that for the first time, they were able to detect concentrations of plastic pollution on land using NASA's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) sensor aboard the International Space Station. The ...

NASA has awarded Vast the contract to fly the sixth Private Astronaut Mission to the International Space Station, a deal that positions the relatively young company alongside Axiom Space as one of only two firms trusted to send private crews to the orbiting laboratory.