A concept for a later phase of NASA's proposed lunar base. Credit: NASA By Patrick Pester, Published by Live Science, 25 March 2026 NASA's Gateway lunar space station won't launch next year in new changes to the Artemis program, which include ramping up development of a $20 billion moon base
An illustration of a SpaceX "BFR" spaceship, a precursor to Starship, at a notional future lunar base from a 2017 speech by Elon Musk Credit: SpaceX By Jeff Foust, Published by Space News, 9 February 2026 WASHINGTON — A little more than a year after dismissing the moon as a
We may already have some of the tools we need for the next generation of space exploration. (Image credit: NASA) By Sharmila Kuthunur, Published by Space.com, 31 December 2025 "It's really not a question of robotic exploration or human exploration," Ehlmann said. "It is an 'and' — it's robotic and
Artist's Impression of Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: NASA By John Barentine,Principal Consultant and Executive Officer at Dark Sky Consulting and co-founder of Space Environmentaism A Blog for Keep Space for Peace Week, October 2025 Outer space is changing rapidly, especially the space near Earth. Private actors now dominate the human technological
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Sept. 28, 2024. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Spencer Contreras) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 4 October 2025 SpaceX was assigned five of seven National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 2 missions.
From UK Space Agency, Published by Gov.uk, 30 September 2025 A new batch of 23 projects will strengthen international space partnerships, develop national capabilities and boost economic growth, the UK Space Agency announced today. This is the second round of projects from the successful International Bilateral Fund (IBF), representing a
Artist's depiction of NASA astronauts at the lunar south pole carrying out early work to establish an Artemis Base Camp. (Image credit: NASA) By Andrew Jones, Published by Space.com, 29 September 2025 "The exploration of the moon is going to be a continuous activity." SYDNEY — Leaders of the world's
Artist's illustration of NASA astronauts near the moon's south pole carrying out early work to establish an Artemis Base Camp. (Image credit: NASA) By Elizabeth Howell, Published by Space.com, 16 September 2025 'We want to begin to learn how to live away from the Earth.' As NASA prepares to put
