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NASA mandates free‑flyer demo, delays Dream Chaser CRS debut to late 2026 and drops guaranteed ISS flights

NASA and Sierra Space have mutually agreed to modify their Commercial Resupply Services contract: NASA will require a free‑flying demonstration of Dream Chaser before any ISS visit and is no longer bound to the 2016 commitment to purchase seven cargo flights, pushing the vehicle’s CRS debut to late 2026.

2025-09-25T18:03:11.741271-07:00

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NASA selects 10 new astronaut candidates for Artemis‑era training, stresses return to the Moon ahead of China

2025-09-22T09:59:41.759729-07:00

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NASA Eyes February 2026 Artemis II Crew Flyby — Four Astronauts, 10‑Day Lunar Test with Canadian Hardware

2025-09-23T11:52:21.794781-07:00

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“We're Really on a Different Trajectory”: How NASA’s Artemis Missions Are Preparing Humans for Mars

2025-09-16T15:03:08.662079-07:00

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Science at the Moon: How Artemis 2 Advances NASA and CSA Science Objectives Artemis 2’s astronauts have dominated headlines, but the mission also carries a focused science programme of experiments and observations developed to advance specific NASA and Canadian Space Agency objectives — from lunar environment measurements to technology demonstrations — integrated into the crewed lunar mission’s operations.

2025-09-26T09:29:35.955315-07:00

Science at the Moon: How Artemis 2 Advances NASA and CSA Science Objectives

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Cosmosphere reopens renovated Hall of Space, modernizes space‑race galleries The Cosmosphere has completed renovations to its Hall of Space, reopening a series of galleries that trace nearly 70 years of the space race. The update combines the museum's artifact collection with new interactive displays to modernize storytelling and boost public engagement with space heritage.

2025-09-26T07:38:57.798630-07:00

Cosmosphere reopens renovated Hall of Space, modernizes space‑race galleries

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Shenzhou-20 crew complete fourth series of spacewalks outside Tiangong China's Shenzhou-20 astronauts Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie conducted the mission's fourth series of extravehicular activities outside the Tiangong space station, spending roughly six hours completing assigned tasks supported by crewmate Chen Dong and ground controllers, the China Manned Space Agency said.

2025-09-25T18:14:47.808824-07:00

Shenzhou-20 crew complete fourth series of spacewalks outside Tiangong

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NASA mandates free‑flyer demo, delays Dream Chaser CRS debut to late 2026 and drops guaranteed ISS flights NASA and Sierra Space have mutually agreed to modify their Commercial Resupply Services contract: NASA will require a free‑flying demonstration of Dream Chaser before any ISS visit and is no longer bound to the 2016 commitment to purchase seven cargo flights, pushing the vehicle’s CRS debut to late 2026.

2025-09-25T18:03:11.741271-07:00

NASA mandates free‑flyer demo, delays Dream Chaser CRS debut to late 2026 and drops guaranteed ISS flights

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NASA, Sierra Space modify CRS-2 commercial resupply contract NASA and Sierra Space have agreed to modify their Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) contract, originally awarded in 2016 to Sierra Space (then part of Sierra Nevada Corporation). The amendment updates the terms governing Sierra Space's cargo resupply work under the CRS‑2 program.

2025-09-25T11:08:14.425498-07:00

NASA, Sierra Space modify CRS-2 commercial resupply contract

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Redwire to supply solar arrays for Axiom's first commercial space station module Axiom Space has awarded Redwire a contract to supply solar arrays for the first module of its planned commercial space station. The contract provides the primary power-generation hardware for Axiom’s initial station module as the company advances development of privately operated low‑Earth‑orbit infrastructure.

2025-09-25T04:36:20.158313-07:00

Redwire to supply solar arrays for Axiom's first commercial space station module

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New NASA astronaut candidate says helicopter piloting could aid lunar landings One of NASA's new astronaut candidates says their helicopter piloting skills could be useful for lunar landings, calling each sortie "almost a test flight" and noting "you're going out into the unknown." Rotary‑wing experience may map to the handling and approach phases of Moon lander operations.

2025-09-24T11:08:40.008793-07:00

New NASA astronaut candidate says helicopter piloting could aid lunar landings

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Vivace Chosen to Build Primary Structure for Starlab Commercial Space Station Starlab Space LLC (Voyager Technologies' space arm) has selected Vivace Corporation to manufacture the primary structure for its next‑generation commercial space station, Starlab. The contract moves the program from design toward hardware production, marking a concrete manufacturing milestone for the project.

2025-09-24T06:04:34.813261-07:00

Vivace Chosen to Build Primary Structure for Starlab Commercial Space Station

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