2025 • Dec 11
NASA just lost contact with a Mars orbiter, and will soon lose another one
If NASA is serious about exploring Mars, it's past time to send new missions. ...
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2025 • Dec 10
After key Russian launch site is damaged, NASA accelerates Dragon supply missions
It is by no means certain that Russia will be able to fix Site 31 soon. ...
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2025 • Dec 10
Asked why we need Golden Dome, the man in charge points to a Hollywood film
"If they see how prepared we are, no one starts a nuclear war." ...
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2025 • Dec 10
In a major new report, scientists build rationale for sending astronauts to Mars
"Everyone is inspired by this because it's becoming real." ...
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2025 • Dec 09
NASA astronauts will have their own droid when they go back to the Moon
NASA crew will be the first astronauts to work with a robot on a celestial body other than Earth. ...
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2025 • Dec 06
Rocket Report: Blunder at Baikonur; do launchers really need rocket engines?
The Department of the Air Force approves a new home in Florida for SpaceX's Starship. ...
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2025 • Dec 05
Congress warned that NASA’s current plan for Artemis “cannot work”
"The Artemis III mission and those beyond should be canceled." ...
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2025 • Dec 03
NASA nominee appears before Congress, defends plans to revamp space agency
"We are in a great competition with a rival that has the will and means to challenge American exceptionalism." ...
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2025 • Dec 03
This Chinese company could become the country’s first to land a reusable rocket
From the outside, China's Zhuque-3 rocket looks like a clone of SpaceX's Falcon 9. ...
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2025 • Dec 02
The missile meant to strike fear in Russia’s enemies fails once again
One of Vladimir Putin's favorite sabres to rattle seems to have lost its edge. ...
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2025 • Dec 01
Space CEO explains why he believes private space stations are a viable business
Voyager Technologies Chairman Dylan Taylor checks in with Ars from the space station frontier. ...
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2025 • Nov 28
Before a Soyuz launch Thursday someone forgot to secure a 20-ton service platform
"We are going to learn just how important the ISS is to leadership." ...
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