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NASA Space Roboticist Challenge

The Fly Foundational Robots (FFR) mission will launch a robotic arm, with seven degrees of freedom, to low Earth orbit. NASA is opening access to the robotic arm to a select group of U.S. researchers — principal investigators, post-doctoral researchers, professors, and highly qualified graduate students — who have a compelling experiment and the capability […].

Look Up!

Astronauts Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) and Jack Hathaway of NASA, both Expedition 74 flight engineers, look out a window in the cupola, monitoring the automated approach and docking of the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station on May 17, 2026. The orbital outpost was soaring 259 miles above the […].

Blue Origin vows to fly its New Glenn rocket "before the end of this year"

"The propellant farm, oxygen, liquid hydrogen, and LNG tanks are all in good shape.".

Global SSA Market to Reach $61B as Governments Prioritize Space Security, Resilience, and Orbital Safety

Paris, France – May 2026 – The 2nd edition of Novaspace’s Space Situational Awareness (SSA) report points to a pivotal decade ahead, with cumulative global spending projected to reach $61 […] The post Global SSA Market to Reach $61B as Governments Prioritize Space Security, Resilience, and Orbital Safety appeared first on SpaceNews..

NASA Testing Wastewater Treatment Facility for Future Moon Base

A mobile wastewater treatment system built at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida that can help prepare for long-duration missions on the Moon and Mars departed the spaceport and arrived at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. Graduate students at the university will test the technology under conditions designed to closely mimic the […].

Be a Clump Scout and Help Reveal Secrets of Stellar Nurseries

Help identify star-forming clumps in galaxy images, and help train machines to do the same..

The importance of determining an equilibrium state for space traffic management

The rapid expansion of human and robotic activity in low Earth orbit makes critically important the need to implement effective space traffic management (STM). This will be one of the […] The post The importance of determining an equilibrium state for space traffic management appeared first on SpaceNews..

UK explores Vast space station mission for astronaut with physical disability

The U.K. government is exploring sending British astronaut John McFall to Vast’s planned Haven-1 space station in a mission it says could make him the first person with a physical disability to live in orbit. The post UK explores Vast space station mission for astronaut with physical disability appeared first on SpaceNews..

Impulse Space raises $500 million

Impulse Space has raised $500 million to expand production of orbital transfer vehicles and other spacecraft to support growing commercial and government demand. The post Impulse Space raises $500 million appeared first on SpaceNews..

Impulse Space raises $500 million as orbital maneuvering race heats up

"The market's going to continue to find exciting new things.".