Space News for Thursday, August 14, 2025

U.S. Space Force’s L3Harris-built NTS-3 satellite successfully launches – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-08-13 00:00 NTS-3 is the Department of Defense’s first experimental navigation satellite system in nearly 50 years. NTS-3 will be used for a variety of experiments to include ...

Space News for Thursday, November 17, 2022

NASA awards SpaceX $1.15 billion contract for second Artemis lander mission Original Publication Date: 2022-11-16 00:52 NASA awards SpaceX a $1.15 billion contract to develop a lunar lander. The contract includes a second crewed demonstration landing mission. NASA is currently soliciting ...

Space News for Wednesday, November 16, 2022

NASA awards SpaceX $1.15 billion contract for second Artemis lander mission Original Publication Date: 2022-11-16 00:52 NASA has awarded SpaceX a $1.15 billion contract to develop a lunar lander. The contract includes a second crewed demonstration landing mission. NASA is currently soliciting ...

Space News for Monday, November 14, 2022

X-37B space plane completes its sixth mission, lands after nearly 30 months in orbit Original Publication Date: 2022-11-12 19:38 The X-37B space plane landed Nov. 12 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida. It set a new endurance record after spending 908 days on orbit. This was the sixth ...

Space News for Monday, September 26, 2022

NASA postpones Artemis 1 launch because of tropical storm Original Publication Date: 2022-09-24 16:05 NASA won't proceed with the next launch opportunity for the Artemis 1 mission. It cited the threat posed by Tropical Storm Ian, currently in the Caribbean Sea. NASA deferred a decision on ...