In a remarkable display of ingenuity and precision, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have successfully reactivated a set of thrusters aboard the Voyager 1 spacecraft that had been dormant since 2004.
NASA’s newly launched PUNCH mission is already delivering a vivid glimpse into the solar system, capturing its first rainbow-hued images as it continues instrument calibration and commissioning. The Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission, consisting of four small satellites, is designed to study the outer atmosphere of the Sun—known as the corona—and how it evolves into the solar wind that permeates the solar system.
The highly anticipated debut of SpaceX’s fifth and final Dragon spacecraft will take longer than planned. The vehicle, designated C213, will not be ready in time to support the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) flight to the International Space Station (ISS) until next month, NASA confirmed this week.
Australia is on the cusp of a major space milestone as Gilmour Space Technologies prepares to launch the nation’s first domestically designed and manufactured orbital rocket from Australian soil.
Varda Space Industries, a California-based space manufacturing startup, has successfully completed its third mission with the landing of its W-3 reentry capsule at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia. The milestone, achieved on May 13, marks a significant step forward in the company's efforts to support hypersonic technology research and U.S. national security interests in space.
SpaceX continues to push the boundaries of spaceflight innovation with its latest milestone in the Starship development program. On Monday, May 12, the company conducted a crucial long-duration static fire test of its Starship upper stage at the Starbase facility in South Texas, signaling major progress toward the vehicle's upcoming ninth test flight.
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) highly anticipated Plato mission has reached a key milestone in its assembly, with 24 of its 26 cameras now successfully integrated into the spacecraft. Designed to search for Earth-like exoplanets and deepen our understanding of stars, Plato is edging closer to launch readiness.
A NASA-funded lunar mission led by Draper and involving American aerospace firm ispace U.S. has been delayed from 2026 to 2027 due to a major change in propulsion systems. The delay was confirmed by ispace U.S., a subsidiary of Japan’s ispace, in a statement issued on May 9.
Rocket Lab has announced plans to demonstrate the reusability of its upcoming Neutron rocket through a landmark return-to-Earth mission scheduled no earlier than 2026. The mission, backed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), marks a key step in the Department of Defense’s (DoD) ambitions to use orbital-class rockets for rapid cargo delivery around the globe.
India is set to take a major leap in its space ambitions with plans to launch an uncrewed orbital mission later this year, paving the way for the country’s first human spaceflight in early 2027, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced Tuesday.
NASA has successfully extracted molecular oxygen at a commercial scale from simulated lunar soil, a significant milestone that brings the agency closer to establishing a long-term human presence on the Moon.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted SpaceX permission to conduct up to 25 Starship launches per year from its Starbase facility in South Texas—five times the previously authorized limit. The decision, finalized on May 6, follows a detailed environmental review and marks a significant regulatory green light for SpaceX’s ambitious Starship program.
