NASA's Mars Sample Return mission is under intense scrutiny, to the relief of some and frustration of others.

NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Loral O’Hara uses a portable glovebag to replace components on a biological printer, the BioFabrication Facility (BFF), that is testing the ...

SpaceX conducted its second test Starship launch. While improvements were made from the first launch, it lost contact after ten minutes.

Chinese groups have recently made a number of announcements regarding new Satcom initiatives following deregulation and commercial investment.

AstroForge just successfully tested a propulsion system it will use to reach a candidate asteroid it hopes to mine for platinum.

China's state-owned and commercial space companies are making a huge international push, especially to partner with smaller space programs.

Spinlaunch forges ahead with its centrifuge approach to suborbital flight, flinging a spacecraft to a high altitude before ignition.

A company called Planex, led by astronauts and scientists, is giving tours of otherworldly-like terrain on Earth for would-be space tourists.

This month, NewSpace Global focused on the economic opportunities, essential technologies, challenges, and a timeline for lunar habitation.

Sometime in August, SpaceX successfully test-fired a Raptor rocket engine that could be used to safely land astronauts on the Moon in 2025.

Also, a Texas government official told SpaceRef that SpaceX may need an environmental permit before an October Starship launch.

SpaceRef speaks with astronomer Daniel Apai, who is developing a new kind of space telescope with thin rather than mirrored lenses.