NASA technicians have completed a portion of the fifth weld confidence article to be installed on the Space Launch System rocket. The weld confidence article was built at the Michoud Assembly Facility
MoreReps. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and Brian Babin, R-Texas have introduced legislation to modernize government oversight of the commercial space sector to ensure U.S. leadership in space activities. The Commercial Space Act of
MoreThe Senate has passed bipartisan bills aimed at establishing U.S. leadership in the space domain by fostering commercial space innovation and reducing space junk in orbit. “We can’t let space junk and
MoreThe U.S. Space Systems Command unveiled a new accelerator program for space domain awareness technology, applications and process at its operations command headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Space Domain Awareness TAP
MoreNASA has released a strategy for implementing in-space manufacturing capabilities in low Earth orbit to demonstrate the production of advanced materials and products in microgravity for terrestrial applications. The agency said Tuesday
MoreA new version of the joint publication guiding the armed forces operations in the space domain sets forth that U.S. Space Command and other combatant commands must conduct offensive and defensive space
MoreNASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy has expressed support for the ongoing development of a mission authorization framework by the National Space Council to oversee regulatory compliance of commercial space activities, SpaceNews reported
MoreBrig. Gen. Kristin Panzenhagen, program executive officer for assured access to space at the U.S. Space Force, said the service branch has performed an analysis of spaceport requirements amid the rising pace
MoreNASA and Boeing aim to complete the verification and validation activities for the Starliner partially reusable spacecraft in time for a crew flight test, or CFT, set for April 2024. During the
MoreNASA worked with Elementum 3D and RPM Innovations to build and test a rocket engine nozzle from weldable aluminum using additive manufacturing. The 3D printing experiment shows promise in the creation of
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