The U.S. GAO has cited a troubling trend in cost and schedule growth among 26 major NASA projects, with a combined cost estimate of $61 billion.

The fourth satellite of the U.S. Air Force’s Space Based Infrared System constellation has achieved “first light,” beaming back its first images to Earth.

Engineers have completed performance testing of a prototype nuclear fission reactor capable of producing 1 kW of electricity, NASA said.

A congressman is confident that a $350 million NASA appropriation will pay for a second Mobile Launch Platform for the Space Launch System at KSC.

Low-cost launch company Rocket Lab says it remains on track to conduct up to eight Electron missions by the end of 2018.

NASA's Johnson Space Center is shouldering critical systems engineering and integration roles for the human-tended Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway.

NASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot became the 32nd recipient of the Rotary NASA Award for Space Achievement on April 27.

CAPE CANAVERAL - New Shepard, a reusable suborbital human space transportation system developed by privately owned Blue Origin, blasted off on April 29 for an eighth test flight beyond the atmosphere, marking another step toward the start of commercial launch service.