In a major milestone for NASA’s Artemis campaign, the Lockheed Martin Orion team recently powered on the Artemis III spacecraft’s computers for the first time. This activity was the initial […]
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NASA 2026 budget proposal: The impact on the Prospects for Space Exploration
The White House’s proposed discretionary budget for fiscal year 2026 includes some of the steepest cuts to NASA in recent memory — targeting the backbone of its Moon-bound ambitions under […]
Lockheed Martin completes Orion development for Artemis II mission to the moon
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has completed assembly and testing of NASA’s Orion Artemis II spacecraft, transferring possession to NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) team today. This milestone is a significant […]
Northrop Grumman’s “superb launch” NROL-174 on secret reconnaissance mission for Space Force and NRO
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Small Launch and Targets Division, Space Launch Delta 30, and Northrop Grumman, successfully launched multiple […]
Northrop Grumman ready to launch NROL-174 the 2nd secret mission launch in a week, and one more to come
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command/Rocket Systems Launch Program, Space Launch Delta 30, and Northrop Grumman, are scheduled to launch the […]
NASA’s SLS rocket stage set for transportation to Kennedy Space Center for Artemis II mission
NASA rolled out the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s core stage for the Artemis II test flight from its manufacturing facility in New Orleans on Tuesday for shipment to the agency’s spaceport […]
NASA inspector alarmed by extensive damage to heatshield of astronaut moon vehicle
In November 2022, NASA launched its first uncrewed Moon-orbiting mission, Artemis I — kicking off the agency’s greater ambitions to return humans to the lunar surface. The journey, which saw […]
Aerojet Rocketdyne completes and and delivers four major engines to power the Artemis III
Aerojet Rocketdyne recently completed the four RS-25 engines that will power the core stage of NASA’s super heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) rocket during the historic Artemis III mission. Slated for […]
Aitech provides critical comms tech for uncrewed Artemis I test flight to the moon + cack
Aitech provided a media converter for NASA’s Orion spacecraft for data connectivity and a single board computer for Lockheed Martin’s developed Callisto, a vehicle-connected, crew interface technology demo onboard Orion […]
Aitech’s computing technologies provide critical solutions on roundtrip of uncrewed Artemis I test flight to the Moon
Aitech, a provider of rugged boards and system level solutions for military, aerospace and space applications, provided a media converter for NASA’s Orion spacecraft for data connectivity, and a single […]