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NASA and the Japanese space agency JAXA plan to operate an instrument on an X-ray astronomy satellite as-is for at least the next year and a half despite an issue affecting one of its instruments.

More than 40 House members have signed a letter requesting a significant increase in NASA’s science budget for 2025, a difficult feat given the existing spending caps.

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner's first crewed flight will be delayed for over a week to replace a faulty valve in its Atlas 5 launch rocket.

Boeing’s first astronaut launch was canceled Monday due to a valve issue, further delaying the company’s historic takeoff. The company’s effort to send its Starline capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) was halted by The United Launch Alliance (ULA) over “an observation on a liquid oxygen self-regulating solenoid relief valve on the Centaur upper…

Launch controllers scrubbed the first attempt to launch Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner on a crewed test flight May 6 because of a valve problem with the rocket.

This is just one of the “sci-fi” projects NASA is working on now.

The upcoming launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will not only be the first time the spacecraft has transported astronauts but also the inaugural manned launch of the Atlas 5, a vehicle nearing its retirement.

Boeing's first crewed mission of its Starliner spacecraft is set to launch Monday night, a milestone for the aerospace manufacturer. The Starliner is scheduled to lift off at about 10:30 p.m. Monday, weather permitting, carrying two NASA astronauts. The Crew Flight Test will be the first time Boeing's aerospace efforts carry people into space after…

Even a successful crewed test flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner vehicle could create a temporary hiccup in plans to exchange seats between commercial crew vehicles and Soyuz spacecraft going to the International Space Station.

NASA has selected nine companies to perform feasibility studies of commercial approaches to deliver spacecraft to Mars and provide services there.