A material recently discovered and tested at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland could help astronauts pack lighter for future missions to the moon. NASA is researching ways explorers could "live off the land" by harnessing lunar resources,

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman sent a long email to employees on Friday morning outlining several structural changes that are intended to make the sprawling agency more efficient and allow it to better accomplish major goals,

Rocket Lab wants NASA to open up the Mars Sample Return program to commercial competition, arguing it can carry out the mission faster and cheaper than the agency's alternatives. Credit: Rocket Lab ORLANDO, Fla. — Rocket Lab is asking the incoming ...

Nearly a decade ago, a dark horse space mining operation by the name of Moon Express floated an outrageous idea: Build a spaceship, send it to the moon, collect moon rocks, ship them back to Earth... and sell them. It sounded like a madcap plan, but with ...

NASA is in desperate need of an alternative plan for its Mars Sample Return, and is hoping the private industry can salvage its ambitious mission. Reading time 3 minutes For more than three years, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been roaming the Martian ...

Rocket Lab's MSR study involves two Neutron launches of a sample retrieval lander and Earth return orbiter. Credit: Rocket Lab WASHINGTON — NASA has awarded a contract to Rocket Lab to study alternative concepts for Mars Sample Return (MSR), joining ...