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The findings, “Liquid water in the Martian mid-crust,” were published Aug. 12 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

NASA has delayed a decision on how best to return the Boeing CST-100 Starliner crew to Earth.

The start of powered runs of the X-59’s single GE Aerospace F414 will mark a key milestone on the road to first flight.

NASA and Boeing are setting up for a round of key wind tunnel tests of the X-66 Sustainable Flight Demonstrator.

The rocket is intended for a September 2028 inaugural launch as part of the Artemis IV mission.

The spacecraft’s propulsion system issues are driving plans to end Boeing’s Crew Flight Test.

Questioning of aviation’s net-zero-emissions 2050 target comes as key technologies move toward ground and flight testing.

Data from 363 prior missions was key for the speedy return to flight.

But how to return the Perseverance collection to Earth remains to be determined.

The EL-2 Goldfinch is a two-seat technology demonstrator that combines hybrid-electric propulsion with a blown-lift architecture.

If Starliner’s return is uncrewed, Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams would remain aboard the International Space Station (ISS) until February.

NASA will postpone the launch of its next crew to the ISS to allow more time to review the ongoing Boeing CST-100 Starliner mission at the orbital outpost.

Outfitted with both ultraviolet and short-wave infrared telescopes, Deep Purple is one of two instruments comprising NASA’s Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator, targeted to launch mid-August.

An engine choice for a 737 successor may be years away, but Boeing is showing signs of preferring ducted engines to the outwardly more efficient open fan.

The resupply capsule contains materials for scientific investigations into the bio-manufacturing of human organs in space for human transplant on Earth, among other experiments.

The mission is set to deliver an 8,200-lb. cargo of scientific research and technology activities.

With the predicted approach of a tropical storm this weekend, NASA and SpaceX could be challenged to launch the 21st Cygnus resupply mission to the ISS.

The Crew Flight Test of the Boeing-built CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has marked its eighth week docked at the International Space Station.

NASA must document efforts to address the greater-than-planned mass of the first two modules for its lunar-orbiting human-tended Gateway, says GAO auditors.

The Aerospace Corp. plans to expand its TRL Bootcamp, a technology-accelerator program initially funded by the U.S. Space Force to include NASA.

Northrop Grumman’s 21st NASA contracted International Space Station (ISS) Cygnus resupply mission is planned for an Aug. 3 launch.

A decade after Congress began banning Russian rocket engines for U.S. missions, the final national security payload for an Atlas V has lifted off.

NASA and the ISS National Laboratory have selected five projects that will be funded to leverage the lab’s microgravity environment to address health threats.

This follows the FAA’s decision to permit Falcon 9 launches to resume after a July 11 second-stage launch failure.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.