CNES Call Reveals Inaugural Callisto Flight Test Pushed to 2027
European Spaceflight · 16 Sep 2025
A 12 September call for proposals published by the French space agency CNES has revealed that the inaugural flight of the Callisto reusable rocket demonstrator has slipped from 2026 to 2027. Conceived in 2015, the Cooper...
NASA, International Astronauts to Address Students from New York
NASA · 28 Aug 2025
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui will connect with students in New York as they answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) quest...
ESA and JAXA advance potential Apophis mission collaboration
ESA · 27 Aug 2025
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has requested funding to participate in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses).
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Astronauts to Discuss Science Mission
NASA · 14 Aug 2025
After spending almost five months in space, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts will discuss their science mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference at 4:15 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 20, from t...
Say Cheese!
NASA · 14 Aug 2025
Eleven International Space Station crew members gather inside the space station’s Unity module for a portrait on Aug. 3, 2025. In the front row, from left are, Kimiya Yui of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Zen...
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashes Down in Pacific Ocean
NASA · 11 Aug 2025
The members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission – Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, left, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi – are all smil...
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Returns, Splashes Down Off California
NASA · 9 Aug 2025
The first crew to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program completed the agency’s 10th commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station on...
DLR Completes Key Component for the Callisto Demonstrator’s Landing Legs
European Spaceflight · 6 Aug 2025
The German aerospace agency DLR has completed the manufacturing of a key component of the thermal protection system for the landing legs of its Callisto reusable booster demonstrator. The Callisto project is a trilateral...
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Looks Back at Science Mission
NASA · 5 Aug 2025
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Looks Back at Science Mission NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission with agency astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos co...
Crew-11 Launches to International Space Station
NASA · 1 Aug 2025
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft Endeavour lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 1, 2025. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Ja...
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Launches to International Space Station
NASA · 1 Aug 2025
Four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT Friday from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a science expedition aboard the International Space Station...
Sunrise on Crew-11 Launch Attempt
NASA · 31 Jul 2025
The Sun rises on the morning of July 31, 2025, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch was postponed due to an unfavorable weather forecast. Teams are now tar...
NASA Invites Virtual Guests to SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Launch
NASA · 25 Jul 2025
NASA invites the public to participate as virtual guests in the launch of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Explor...
NASA, JAXA XRISM Satellite X-rays Milky Way’s Sulfur
NASA · 23 Jul 2025
An international team of scientists have provided an unprecedented tally of elemental sulfur spread between the stars using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) spacecraft. Astronomers u...
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 to Discuss Station Mission, Upcoming Return
NASA · 21 Jul 2025
Media are invited to hear from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 during a news conference beginning at 10:40 a.m. EDT, Friday, July 25, from the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japa...
Space Station Crew Celebrates Milestone
NASA · 17 Jul 2025
In this June 13, 2025, photo, NASA astronaut Anne McClain shows off a hamburger-shaped cake to celebrate 200 cumulative days in space for JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi since his first...
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Gears Up for Space Station Research
NASA · 15 Jul 2025
A host of scientific investigations await the crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission during their long-duration expedition aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Ja...
Putting the X-59 to the Test
NASA · 11 Jul 2025
Researchers from NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) recently tested a scale model of the X-59 experimental aircraft in a supersonic wind tunnel located in Chofu, Japan, to assess the noise audible...
X-59 Model Tested in Japanese Supersonic Wind Tunnel
NASA · 11 Jul 2025
Researchers from NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) recently tested a scale model of the X-59 experimental aircraft in a supersonic wind tunnel located in Chofu, Japan, to assess the noise audible...
NASA, International Astronauts Answer Questions from Florida Students
NASA · 9 Jul 2025
Students in Big Pine Key, Florida, will have the chance to have NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station answer their prerecorded questions. At 10:05 a.m. EDT on Monday, July 14, NASA astronaut Nicole Ayers...
NASA, International Astronauts Address Students from New York, Ohio
NASA · 16 May 2025
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi will answer prerecorded questions submitted by middle and high school students from New York and Ohio. Both groups will h...
NASA, International Astronauts to Connect with Students in Texas
NASA · 30 Apr 2025
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Oishi will answer prerecorded questions about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics from students in Mansfield, Texa...
JAXA institute studying Mars lander concept
SpaceNews · 2 Apr 2025
WASHINGTON — An institute in Japan’s space agency is pursuing a concept that could allow the agency to send small rovers to the surface of Mars. In a talk at […]
NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-11 Assignments for Space Station Mission
NASA · 27 Mar 2025
As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch in the coming months to the International Space Station for a long-duration science expedition aboard the orbiting laborat...
ESA and JAXA strengthen ties on Moon and Mars exploration
ESA · 20 Mar 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are taking a step forward in space exploration cooperation for Moon and Mars activities. Both agencies have signed a statement of intent,...
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launch
NASA · 17 Mar 2025
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace...
Crew-10 Arrives at the ISS
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 16 Mar 2025
Crew-10 arrived at the International Space Station just after midnight March 16. Commander Anne McClain (NASA), pilot Nichole Ayers (NASA), and mission specialists Takuya Onishi (JAXA) and Kirill Peskov (Roscosmos)
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launches to International Space Station
NASA · 14 Mar 2025
Four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission launched at 7:03 p.m. EDT Friday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a science expedition aboard the International Space Station. A Spa...
Sun Rises on Crew-10 at Launch Pad
NASA · 12 Mar 2025
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top is seen during sunrise on the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, ahead of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 lau...
NASA, Partners to Conduct Space Station Research During Expedition 73
NASA · 10 Mar 2025
NASA astronauts are gearing up for a scientific mission aboard the International Space Station. Expedition 73 NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Oni...
NASA Invites You to Share Excitement of Agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launch
NASA · 6 Mar 2025
NASA invites the public to take part in virtual activities for the launch of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Anne McClain, commander, and Nichole Ayers, pilot, alon...
What You Need to Know about NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission
NASA · 6 Mar 2025
Four crew members are preparing to launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to perform research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance activities aboard the microgravity lab...
The sounds of BepiColombo's sixth flight past Mercury
ESA · 24 Jan 2025
Listen to the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo spacecraft as it flew past Mercury on 8 January 2025. This sixth and final flyby used the little planet's gravity to steer the spacecraft on course for entering orbit around Mercury in...
BepiColombo's sixth Mercury flyby: the movie
ESA · 14 Jan 2025
Fly over Mercury with BepiColombo for the final time during the mission’s epic expedition around the Sun. The ESA/JAXA spacecraft captured these images of the Solar System's smallest planet on 7 and 8 January 2025, befor...
Top three images from BepiColombo's sixth Mercury flyby
ESA · 9 Jan 2025
On 8 January 2025, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission flew past Mercury for the sixth time, successfully completing the final ‘gravity assist manoeuvre’ needed to steer it into orbit around the planet in late 2026. The spa...