Browsing: Space Exploration

Retired Navy captain and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman has been appointed deputy director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and associate vice president at Caltech.

NASA has unveiled a revised Artemis architecture that solves a critical Orion propulsion limitation and details new docking protocols for SpaceX and Blue Origin lunar landers.

NASA is inviting media to the 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, from Oct 26-28 to discuss Artemis and lunar infrastructure.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory marks 90 years since its founding, highlighting historic achievements like Explorer 1 and Voyager, alongside upcoming missions like SkyFall and NEO Surveyor.

SpaceX intends to capture both the Super Heavy booster and the Starship upper stage for the first time during its 15th test flight, Elon Musk announced.

Japan is preparing to launch the MMX mission to collect samples from Phobos, aiming to return soil to Earth by 2031.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has named Stephen Cash as the new director of the Marshall Space Flight Center, effective Oct. 19, 2026. Cash returns to lead the Huntsville facility where he began his career.

NASA has appointed astronaut Christina Koch as acting deputy chief engineer, replacing Katherine Van Hooser who is retiring after more than 35 years of service to the agency.

NASA’s Perseverance rover has exceeded the distance record held by the Opportunity rover, marking a new milestone in Mars exploration as of October 2026.

NASA has released nearly 1 terabyte of scientific data from the Artemis II mission, including images and reports on meteoroid impacts for lunar research.