Space is becoming a busy place. More and more companies are sending satellites into orbit. This includes big names like Amazon and SpaceX, as well as others from the UK and China. In just one year, over 2, 500 objects were launched into low-Earth orbit. That is more than five times the number launch
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation had a lot of questions for Jared Isaacman, the man picked to lead NASA. One big topic was his friendship with Elon Musk, the head of SpaceX. This came up a lot during Isaacman's hearing on April 9, 2025. Several senators wanted to know mo
People have been going to space for a long time now. Since the year 2000, there have been 162 missions. These include flights on the Space Shuttle, Russian Soyuz missions, Chinese astronauts' first trips, and even commercial trips on SpaceX's Dragon capsule. There were also privately funded suborbit
In the quiet hours before dawn on April 21, 2025, a spectacular light display lit up the sky over Florida's Space Coast. This wasn't a natural phenomenon, but the result of a SpaceX launch. The company sent a Dragon spacecraft on its 32nd mission to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 roc
The U. S. Geological Survey's Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff, Arizona, is under pressure to slash its workforce by at least 20%. This news comes from insiders who are aware of the situation. The push for these cuts is part of a broader effort to trim costs across the federal government. T
The journey to the moon is not always smooth. Intuitive Machines, a company based in Houston, is not letting a recent setback stop its ambitious plans. The company's latest moon lander, IM-2 Athena, had a rough landing near the lunar south pole. It tipped over and ended up on its side. But Intuitive
The future of space exploration is at a crossroads. A recent hearing brought to light some of the challenges and opportunities facing NASA. At the center of the discussion was Jared Isaacman, a prominent figure in the tech industry and a close associate of Elon Musk. Isaacman is known for his role a
The Senate is set to grill Jared Isaacman, a wealthy entrepreneur, on April 9. They will decide if he should take the helm at NASA. Isaacman, who made his fortune as the head of Shift4, a payment processing company, has already been to space twice. He paid for these trips himself, using SpaceX's roc
The Fram2 mission has successfully launched four space rookies into orbit. They are traveling in a SpaceX Dragon vehicle, circling Earth over the polar regions. This journey is a big deal because it is the first time humans have flown in this particular path around our planet. The crew has already s
A group of four space travelers just made history by orbiting over Earth's north and south poles. This is a first for humans, and the pictures they're sending back are stunning. The journey began on March 31, 2025, when a SpaceX rocket blasted off from Florida, carrying the crew in a spacecraft name
