Tariq J. Malik

2 weeks ago | space.com | Tariq J. Malik

NASA put out a new call urging its workforce to leave the agency this week with a new offer for employment buyouts as the U.S. space program faces huge budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration. In memos sent to employees on Monday (June 9), NASA officials announced the rollout of a new early retirement and deferred resignation program that aims to cut positions from the space agency dramatically.

3 weeks ago | space.com | Tariq J. Malik

The Japanese company ispace is hoping to make some space history on Thursday (June 5), when it attempts to land a private spacecraft on the moon. But if you're hoping to watch it live, you'll need to know when and where to tune in. The Resilience lander, the second-ever private ispace lunar probe, is on track for a midday landing in the northern reaches of the moon.

1 month ago | space.com | Tariq J. Malik

SpaceX has unveiled the target date for its next Starship megarocket launch, hoping the third time will be the charm after two failures earlier this year. But if you plan to watch the launch live, you'll need to know when to tune in and for that, space fans, we've got you covered. The Starship Flight 9 launch, as it's called, is scheduled to launch no earlier than Tuesday, May 27, at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT) from SpaceX's Starbase test site near Boca Chica Beach in South Texas.

2 months ago | space.com | Tariq J. Malik

John Grunsfeld has a model of the Hubble Space Telescope on his bookshelf. It's right next to a model of a NASA space shuttle, which delivered Hubble to space 35 years ago, and it's no secret why both are there. Grunsfeld, a former NASA astronaut who has served as both the agency's chief scientist and science division leader, helped Hubble last as long as it has. He flew on no less than three of NASA's five fix-it missions to the iconic Hubble Space Telescope between 1999 and 2009.

2 months ago | space.com | Tariq J. Malik

China just unveiled the three astronauts set to launch aboard Shenzhou 20 to the Tiangong space station on April 24. The Shenzhou 20 mission is due to launch on a Long March 2F rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 5:17 a.m. EDT (0917 GMT; 5:17 p.m. Beijing time) on Thursday, sending the spacecraft on a 6.5-hour journey to the Tiangong space station in low Earth orbit. The crew were revealed by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) at a press conference at Jiuquan on Wednesday (April 23).