Leonard David

GOLDEN, Colorado — NASA is faced with the challenge of safely deorbiting, in one fell swoop, over 400 tons of space hardware in a few years. As of now, the agency plans on deorbiting the International Space Station in early 2031 by dragging it back toward Earth and dumping it into an isolated patch of the Pacific Ocean — an idea that has scientists and environmental watchdogs ringing alarm bells.

'In five years, CAPSTONE has gone from a bright idea by a small business to a mission that continues well past its expected end date.'

'The future of space is limited by space.' It's high time to crank up the volume in space! That's the shout from several private firms that want to see an inflation factor for the future.

"This is not a time for business as usual."

The next few years are likely to be pivotal ones for NASA, according to a hard-hitting report by the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

"The atmospheric conditions existing on Mars today make the existence of life impossible."

NASA identified more than 100 locations where ablative thermal protective material was liberated during its speedy reentry.

LOUISVILLE, Colorado — The long-awaited inaugural cargo flight of Sierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane has been delayed to no earlier than May 2025, pushing back a launch previously expected this year. In the meantime, Sierra Space is moving forward with its second cargo spaceplane, Reverence, alongside work on an array of inflatable habitats and other structures to meet growing demand for in-space infrastructure.

“Analyzing and understanding the potential threats posed by UAP is an ongoing collaborative effort involving many departments and agencies."

"At a time like this, we need to find more stories from the days when Americans outsmarted the bad guys and planted our flag on the moon."