2019-12-30 - George Leopold

Boeing Fails to Impress

On its maiden flight, Starliner spacecraft fails to reach the International Space Station.

2019-10-03 - George Leopold

Could a 3D-Printed Rocket Bring You Back from Mars?

Relativity wants to send its manufacturing ecosystem to the Martian surface, so astronauts can gather raw materials on Mars and…

2019-09-20 - George Leopold

Case Study: Lessons on Reliability Hard-Earned

Technology disasters have helped refocus attention on safety and engineering excellence at NASA.

2019-08-19 - Rick Merritt

Battery Startups Hope to Enable Flexible Electronics

Flexible electronics is advancing but still needs a guide to process steps and better batteries, said experts at a NextFlex…

2019-07-12 - Hailey Lynne McKeefry

Space Flight is Going Green

Bell Aerospace officially commissioned NASA's Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) and begun on-orbit testing of a non-toxic, high-performance propellant.

2019-06-13 - George Leopold

NASA to Lease 3D Printing Rocket Factory

Rocket startup Relativity expands operations at NASA's Stennis Space Center

2019-05-28 - Hailey Lynne McKeefry

6 Promising Space Projects Supported by NASA

The second phase offerings in NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program promise new innovative options in space

2019-05-16 - Hailey Lynne McKeefry

12 Innovative Tech Concepts Bordering on Sci-Fi

NASA is betting that a dozen nascent ideas from American entrepreneurs may lead to new possibilities in space with a…

2019-03-13 - George Leopold

DARPA Hopes to Revolutionise Access to Space

DARPA has settled on a winged design for its spaceplane that would be propelled by a version of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s…