The Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31 (M31), is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way at a distance of about 2.5 million light-years. Astronomers use Andromeda to
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Rocket Lab announces five-launch Neutron deal as it continues aiming for late 2026 debut
Rocket Lab conducts a launch simulation of its Neutron rocket from Launch Complex 3 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Oct. 3, 2025.
Rocket Lab joins Raytheon on space interceptor program for Golden Dome
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab said May 7 it won new Pentagon-related defense business tied to the Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative and to the expanding U.S. push to
Redwire pursues opportunities in landers and power systems for NASA’s moon base plans
WASHINGTON — Redwire is taking a renewed interest in lunar landers given the demand signal from NASA to support the agency’s ambitions to develop a moon base. In a May
NASA Pushes Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotor Blades Past Mach 1
Engineer Jaakko Karras inspects a next-generation Mars helicopter rotor blade prior to testing it at supersonic speeds in the 25-Foot Space Simulator at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in November 2025.
Industry Moon Lander Training Cabin Lands at NASA for Artemis
Located in Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, the full-scale prototype of the crew cabin of Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 crew lander is over 15
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