NASA Asks Industry How to Save Hubble — Reboost, Servicing, or a Controlled Fall
A new Request for Information seeks commercial ideas to extend the 35-year-old telescope's life as atmospheric drag slowly pulls it toward reentry.
Oct 31, 20265 views
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NASA’s NEO Surveyor Sunshade Passes Inspection Ahead of 2027 Asteroid-Hunting Mission
Technicians in Boulder inspected the solar-cell-covered sunshade, a key thermal-control and power component for infrared telescope launching in 2027.
Oct 26, 20262 views
NASA's JPL Marks 90 Years From Arroyo Seco Rockets to Interstellar Ambitions
The Pasadena lab founded by Caltech students in 1936 celebrates a legacy of firsts and outlines future missions including lunar drones and Mars helicopters.
Oct 22, 20263 views
NASA Overhauls Mission Selection With 'Competition Model 2.0'
The agency says its two-step process has grown too slow and costly, and will unveil a faster, more predictable approach at an Oct. 26 virtual town hall.
Oct 22, 20263 views
NASA Abandons Swift Observatory Rescue as Boost Mission Fails, Telescope Faces Reentry
After a commercial in-space servicing attempt fell short, NASA's 21-year-old gamma-ray hunter will fall back to Earth by year's end.
Sep 28, 20263 views
NASA Completes Testing of Dual-Mode ASCENT CubeSat Ahead of Historic Flight
The shoebox-sized spacecraft uses a single non-toxic propellant for both high-thrust and low-thrust maneuvers, potentially enabling CubeSats to reach Mars.
Sep 26, 20264 views
NASA's Curiosity Rover Marks 5,000 Martian Days, Defying Expectations and Climbing New Heights
The rover, designed for a 700-sol mission, has spent over 5,000 sols on Mars, recently surpassing 1 kilometer in elevation gain from its landing site in Gale Crater.
Sep 9, 20262 views
NASA's Progress 96 Cargo Voyage Highlights ISS Logistics Amid Lunar Lander Development
Roscosmos resupply mission launches Sept. 9 while NASA advances Artemis lander tests and reflects on station legacy from Mir to ISS.
Sep 3, 20263 views
Meir and Adenot Set for Critical ISS Spacewalk, Live on NASA and Netflix
Two astronauts will replace navigation hardware, upgrade systems, and make history in the 99th U.S. spacewalk, streaming live on NASA and Netflix.
Aug 26, 20262 views
NASA's New Deep Space Station 23 Strengthens Communications Network
Expanding the Deep Space Network with DSS-23, alongside advances in AI chips and nuclear power for deep space exploration.
Aug 26, 20263 views
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