Nasa says targeting its first-ever ISS medical evacuation for Jan.14

Nasa crewmembers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) could return to Earth as soon as Thursday, the US space agency said, after a medical emergency prompted the crew to...

Europe is losing the space race, more rules won't help

As space rapidly becomes an essential battlefield, Europe risks being left behind. Its current approach to the new space race — regulate first, compete later — is unlikely to...

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Nasa loses contact with Mars probe 'Maven'

The US space agency Nasa has lost contact with the Mars probe 'Maven.' Work is underway to re-establish contact, a Nasa spokeswoman told the German news agency DPA. No...

Dream big, NASA ex-astronaut tells students

Students, part of the Space & Rocketry Academy (SARA-UAE) are thrilled with the launch of next phase, which includes an expanded range of training programmes and weekly workshops in...

UAE leading $18b Middle East space market growth: BCG report

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) space market is valued at $18 billion, according to a new report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) titled “Governments in Space: A universe...

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Trump’s Nasa cuts would destroy decades of science

Michael Hiltzik, Tribune News Service Like all sponsors of science programs, Nasa has had its ups and downs. What makes it unique is that its achievements and failures almost...

To dumbly go where no space budget has gone before

Reports that the White House may propose nearly a 50% cut to NASA’s Science Mission Directorate are both mind-boggling and, if true, nothing short of disastrous. To make those...

Welcome home

It appears that the Trump government is considering cutting NASA’s science budget in half for 2026. This will stop a number of projects including possibly the Goddard Space Flight...