Space startups raise big money as Europe challenges U.S. dominance
Space companies are attracting hundreds of millions in new investment as startups race to scale and governments seek…
Amazon adds 6 Ariane rocket launches as Europe races to expand space sector
Amazon has ordered six additional launches from Europe’s Arianespace as it builds out a satellite network to challenge…
US-Russian crew blast off for 8-month stint on the International Space Station
MOSCOW — A U.S.-Russian space crew blasted off successfully Tuesday on a mission to the International Space Station.…
Japan’s space agency conducts first test flight for experimental reusable rocket
TOKYO — Japan’s experimental reusable rocket took off and safely landed in a first test flight Saturday as…
SpaceX stock has cooled. Hiring for space economy jobs hasn’t
Clearly, there’s money to be made in space. SpaceX’s historic initial public offering minted a $2 trillion company.…
The reasons air travel can be stressful has multiplied in recent months
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The list of reasons why air travel can be stressful has grown as long…
Space data center cooling problem still needs solution
Voyager Technologies CEO Dylan Taylor said two years would be an “aggressive” timeframe for space data centers and…
Musk vows to put data centers in space and run them on solar power but experts have their doubts
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk vowed this week to upend another industry just as he did with…
How earthquake detectors can track space junk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows…
Holiday travel, then and now: ‘Home Alone 2’ shows how much has changed
Panic erupts in the McCallister household as soon as the day begins. The parents’ alarm clock never rings,…
NASA takes one step closer to launching quiet supersonic jets
A supersonic jet plane designed to make very little noise took flight for the first time this week,…
International Space Station marks 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It’s an unprecedented space streak: 25 years of people living off-planet without even a…