NASA releases first color image from James Webb Space Telescope Original Publication Date: 2022-07-11 23:44 The image shows a galaxy cluster called SMACS 0723 about 4.5 billion light-years away. The cluster acts as a gravitational lens, bringing into view far more distant galaxies. “We’re ...

Virgin Galactic selects Aurora Flight Sciences to build new motherships Original Publication Date: 2022-07-06 20:05 Virgin Galactic says it has signed an agreement with a Boeing subsidiary. Aurora Flight Sciences will build two carrier aircraft, or motherships. The companies did not disclose ...

New head of Space Force acquisitions looks to get back to basics Original Publication Date: 2022-06-24 22:03 Frank Calvelli is assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration. Calvelli says a number of Space Force programs are years behind schedule and billions of ...