ISS Leak Standoff Exposes Aging Hardware and Repair Risks
Not only did a brief shelter order on the International Space Station on June 5 interrupt work in space, but…
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FAA Mishap Probe Grounds Starship After Super Heavy Return Failure
Back on the ground, Starship is, this time due to the FAA declaring that the 12th test flight was a…
Four U.S. Crashes Highlight Very Different Oversight Systems
A total of four aircraft crashes in the U.S. over a four-day span might seem to be an example of…
NASA Asteroid Flyby Shows How Planetary Defense Really Works
This is your routine near-Earth object flying past Earth, and this is exactly what the case is. 2003 LN6 is…
Voyager 1’s 24-Hour Signal Delay Is a Deep-Space Engineering Test
The symbolic nature of Voyager 1 crossing 1 light-day does not have much significance for operations. NASA expects Voyager 1…
GAO Says F-35 Readiness Is Slipping Under Sustainment Strain
The latest readiness situation of the F-35 relates not to the potential of its airframe but rather to the actual…
Artemis II Reentry Puts Orion Heat Shield to the Test
As NASA’s Artemis II astronauts prepare to make their way back to Earth after traveling around the moon, perhaps the…
GAO Says F-35 Readiness Is Slipping on Sustainment Strain
Whereas previous concerns about F-35 readiness focused on the aircraft’s design complexity or capabilities, its most recent challenge relates to…
Edwards B-52 Crash Puts Bomber Test and Sustainment in Focus
On Monday, a B-52 Stratofortress plane came crashing down shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base, with everyone on…
Webb’s Infrared Scan Found Methane on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
In an achievement unprecedented even among modern advances in space science, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has chemically characterized an…
B-52 Crash at Edwards Puts Test Safety Under Radar Focus
U.S. Air Force bomber crashes after takeoff in presumed fatalities, Edwards base official says The B-52H Stratofortress bomber, one of…
F-35 Readiness Drop Puts Sustainment System Under Fresh Pressure
The most recent Government Accountability Office report confirms quantitatively one long-lasting issue concerning the F-35 fighter. Maintaining aircraft ready for…
Artemis II TLI Burn Validates Orion’s Deep-Space Mission Design
It was when Orion executed its translunar injection burn just before 8 p.m. ET on April 2 that Artemis II…
NASA Tests Robotic Orbit-Boost Mission for Aging Swift Telescope
A spacecraft-saving mission for NASA has some unique aspects, as it involves catching the aging Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory with…
Allen Telescope Array Ruled Out Strong Signals From 3I/ATLAS
The Allen Telescope Array located in Northern California has achieved a clean null result regarding its latest subject of investigation….
F-35 Readiness Slide Shifts Focus to Sustainment Capacity
The latest F-35 readiness situation offers yet another reminder that purchasing state-of-the-art combat aircraft is one thing, while sustaining them…
Why 787 RAT Timing Matters in the AI171 Investigation
The Ram Air Turbine, or RAT, is an element of equipment that carries an enormous responsibility concerning safety of passengers…
Artemis 2 Nears Pad Rollout as NASA Clears Safety Work
The Artemis 2 mission is approaching the point at which it stops being an assembly process and becomes a launch…