Rocket Lab is challenging NASA's decision to give a Mars mission contract to another contender, saying the agency's review ...

The agency finally reached a decision earlier this month, selecting Blue Origin to develop, launch, and operate a $700 ...

Rocket Lab filed a GAO protest challenging NASA's $700 million Blue Origin contract for a Mars communications spacecraft, ...

Eligible bidders needed prior NASA funding for a Mars Sample Return study and a proposal featuring a separately launched ...

Uncrewed vehicles like the Perseverance and Curiosity rovers (as well as orbiters) have for years captured stunning photos of ...

NASA awarded Blue Origin a $700 million contract to build the Mars Telecommunications Network by 2028. Blue Origin is building its Blue Ring Mars Telecommunications Orbiter in Alabama.

For the first time in more than 30 years, NASA has no firm plans to send any new landers or rovers to Mars. Instead, the agency’s near-term focus at the red planet is on aerial drones, a pioneering ...

NASA has shared striking Mars images from Perseverance and Curiosity as the two rovers continue exploring the Red Planet.

NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, Dr. Nicola Fox explains an intriguing rock that the Perseverance rover inspected named "Cheyava Falls." Credit: NASA ...

On Sept. 11, 2026, Rocket Lab USA filed a formal bid protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office, challenging NASA ...

New Glenn lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral, carrying twin Mars probes for NASA. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now. Blue Origin launched its second heavy-lift New Glenn rocket ...

Blue Origin scrubbed a launch attempt of the NG-2 mission on Nov. 9, 2025, due to cumulus clouds in the area. Image: Spaceflight Now Update Nov. 9, 5 p.m. EST (2200 UTC): Blue Origin scrubbed the ...