NASA’s car-sized Perseverance rover has been roaming the surface of Mars for four years, drilling into the alien soil to collect dirt it places in tubes and leaves on the ground.

NASA and Axiom Space are indefinitely delaying a private astronaut mission to the International Space Station because of an air leak in a Russian module.

What happens in Washington decidedly does not stay in Washington, with practically every action taken by the richest and most powerful country in the world having a near-immediate global reaction—on tariffs,

An ongoing leak on the Russian side of the International Space Station has prompted an indefinite postponement of a planned human spaceflight from Kennedy Space Center, according to NASA.

With space exploration advocate Elon Musk working closely with President Donald Trump, it seemed for a while that NASA might not experience the same kind of upheaval that other federal agencies have. But the recent Trump-Musk feud, and even its potential resolution, have made things uncertain for the space agency.

NASA wants to evaluate recent efforts to stop a small but persistent air leak in the Russian segment of the space station.

The third rocket launch of June from California could be widely visible in the sky, with sonic booms audible for some residents.

The worried reaction within space and national security agencies highlights the risks of government’s exclusive dependence on SpaceX for crucial tasks, including classified missions.

Boeing’s Starliner was supposed to have been a viable alternative sharing the taxi duties with SpaceX, but it has fallen behind Elon Musk’s company by more than five years.

If President Trump cancels the contracts for Elon Musk’s private spaceflight company, the federal government would struggle to achieve many goals in orbit and beyond.