The way this document is written suggests that when NASA scores bidders for the Mars Telecommunications Network, the addition of a camera or other scientific payloads won’t be a net positive. However, if they pose an overall risk to the mission, they would be a net negative.

Fast forward to the present day. The Space Launch System has flown only once, during the Artemis I mission, and is preparing to fly again with Artemis II. According to the NASA Office of Inspector General, the Space Launch System costs $4 billion per flight, not to speak of the immense amount of money to develop the rocket.

Following a successful fueling test of its Artemis 2 moon rocket, NASA encountered another issue that will again delay the launch. Here's the latest.

Starship’s heavy lift capacity, in orbit refueling, and potential aerobraking role could significantly accelerate a long-awaited mission to Uranus.

Launching in 2027, a new NASA space instrument with ties to the University of Colorado Boulder will begin orbiting Earth to track the amount of energy that’s leaving the planet daily. The space instrument,