Lower-cost space missions like NASA's ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science, but at a risk

After a yearslong series of setbacks, NASA's Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or ESCAPADE, mission has ...

Communication breakdown? NASA orbiter launched in Florida goes silent

NASA has lost contact with its MAVEN spacecraft that launched from Florida and has been orbiting Mars for more than a decade.
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NASA's JPL launches new facility to advance surface exploration capabilities

NASA’s JPL launches the Rover Operations Center to advance Moon and Mars surface missions, integrating AI, rover autonomy, and partnerships with commercial and academic organizations for future ...

NASA begins moon mission plume-surface interaction tests

In March, NASA researchers employed a new camera system to capture data imagery of the interaction between Firefly Aerospace ...

After key Russian launch site is damaged, NASA accelerates Dragon supply missions

Since the accident Russia’s main space corporation, Roscosmos, has been assessing plans to repair the Site 31 launch site and ...
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NASA's TRACERS Spacecraft starts early science measurements in Earth’s polar cusp

NASA’s TRACERS mission begins early science measurements in Earth’s southern polar cusp, tracking magnetic reconnection and ...

Lower-cost space missions are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price | The Conversation

In theory, leaner NASA oversight, greater use of off‑the‑shelf hardware and narrower science goals can cut costs while ...

5 historic US missions to space that weren't NASA

When we think of space exploration, NASA immediately comes to mind. Yet some of the most groundbreaking space endeavors were ...
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OTD In Space - December 12: Pioneer 8 Launches On Mission To Study The Sun

On Dec. 12, 1967, NASA launched the Pioneer 8 spacecraft on a mission to study the sun. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series ...