Vega C rocket launches 2 European Earth-observing satellites to orbit from South America (video)
Vega C rocket launches 2 European Earth-observing satellites to orbit from South America (video)

A Vega C rocket launched Europe’s FLEX and Copernicus-3C spacecraft toward orbit from French Guiana tonight (Sept. 14).

The US government is ‘sincere in its efforts to understand UAP’, new White House council chair says
The US government is ‘sincere in its efforts to understand UAP’, new White House council chair says

The recently created UAP Science Advisory Council recently gathered at a private meeting at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

On this day in space! Sept. 14, 1966: NASA’s Gemini 11 astronauts set altitude record for Earth orbit that went unbroken for 58 years
On this day in space! Sept. 14, 1966: NASA’s Gemini 11 astronauts set altitude record for Earth orbit that went unbroken for 58 years

On Sept. 14, 1966, NASA’s Gemini 11 mission set an spaceflight altitude record that lasted for nearly six decades. Here’s why the mission mattered.

SpaceX launches 3 telecom satellites to orbit on 700th Falcon mission of all time (video)
SpaceX launches 3 telecom satellites to orbit on 700th Falcon mission of all time (video)

SpaceX lofted three of SES’s O3b mPOWER communications satellites to orbit today (Sept. 13), on the 700th mission to date for the Falcon rocket family.

On this day in space! Sept. 13, 2007: Japan launches Kaguya spacecraft to the moon to map the lunar surface in HD
On this day in space! Sept. 13, 2007: Japan launches Kaguya spacecraft to the moon to map the lunar surface in HD

On Sept. 13, 2007, Japan launched the Kaguya spacecraft on a mission to the moon. Here’s why it mattered.

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir shares zero-G curly hair tips from the ISS (video)
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir shares zero-G curly hair tips from the ISS (video)

In a great moment for curly-haired folks around the world, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir just shared some styling tips from the ISS.

On this day in space! Sept. 12, 1992: NASA astronaut Mae Jemison makes history as the 1st Black woman in space
On this day in space! Sept. 12, 1992: NASA astronaut Mae Jemison makes history as the 1st Black woman in space

On Sept. 12, 1992, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to go to space. Here’s why it mattered.

Trump is proposing a US Space Academy — if created, it could blur the lines between NASA and the military (op-ed)
Trump is proposing a US Space Academy — if created, it could blur the lines between NASA and the military (op-ed)

As a space policy expert, I see several open questions and potential problems related to the vision of a U.S. Space Academy laid out by President Trump’s recent executive order.

Rocket Lab protests NASA’s decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract

Rocket Lab has filed a protest against NASA’s decision to award Blue Origin a $700 million Mars orbiter contract, saying it’s inconsistent with the eligibility rules laid out by Congress.