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NASA used to be the main route into space for America. Today, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has a ‘de facto’ monopoly on space launches, handling 88% of U.S. launches in the first half of 2023. So now NASA is evolving. To find out what that means for the future of the agency, I sat down to interview NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy.

Where does space begin? Well, it depends. There’s no sharp boundary that marks the end of atmosphere and beginning of space. But no matter where you draw the line in the sand — or the air — Earth’s atmosphere is full of all kinds of interesting stuff. That’s why scientists like Doug Rowland are studying its many layers

A commercial resupply mission heads to the space station, a key piece of hardware for a future Moon mission is on the move, and another spacecraft gets ready to spread its wings in deep space … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at satalite world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAEmbUifI7k

We know the Moon contains water, but, could future astronauts access and make use of it? That’s the goal. At NASA, we’re actively trying to answer that question. Once it lands at the lunar south pole, our PRIME-1 — Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 – will robotically sample and analyze ice from beneath the lunar surface, contributing to our search for water on the Moon