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Space

Coverage of advances in space exploration that have implications for state and local government. Includes stories about satellites, which are increasingly used to expand the availability of Internet access, as well as to capture images and gather data using sensors to monitor things like environmental conditions and infrastructure needs.

Astrobotic Technology’s Peregrine lunar lander has continued to remain alive in its new role as a spacecraft despite continued warnings that the vehicle would lose power.
Commercial astronaut trips from Florida’s Space Coast are becoming more commonplace, with Axiom Space about to send up another crew from Kennedy Space Center this week.
NASA officials cited safety as a top priority and highlighted several concerns that need to be addressed before a launch — including challenges with the heat shield, the life support system and the abort system.
The remains or DNA of “Star Trek” stars, presidents, scientists and many others will be among the payload aboard the rocket that will also carry the first NASA lunar lander launched from the U.S. since 1972.
Built through a joint venture of Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., the new vehicle is poised to take on SpaceX and ferry satellites and cargo for the likes of the Pentagon, NASA and even Amazon.com Inc.
The final journey of the last space shuttle ever built, Endeavour, and its giant orange external tank will begin this month — the capstone to a historic journey to an ambitious museum exhibit in Los Angeles.
As the top Republican appropriator for NASA in the Senate, Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas is set to play a key role in the emerging space race between the United States and China.
The business of sending humans into space has not yet risen to the levels seen during the famed space shuttle program, but 2024 could see the most U.S.-based orbital launches in 15 years.
Two South Texas congressmen are calling on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to expedite its review of SpaceX's Starship project near Boca Chica Beach outside Brownsville.
Tech entrepreneur Franklin Antonio, the co-founder of California chip maker Qualcomm, left a substantial and generous donation to the alien research community when he passed away last year.