NASA and Boeing Scale Back Starliner Missions After Fumbled Astronaut Flight
Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft will fly again early next year. This time it won’t be carrying astronauts. Starliner…
Space-based US solar firm sets record for beaming wireless electricity
Space-based solar power firm Star Catcher Industries has set a new record for beaming electricity over a long…
To save this space telescope, a rocket will be launched from a plane
Launched in 2004, the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory‘s mission is to observe and study gamma-ray bursts from its…
How a long-life nuclear fuel will transform space travel
In 1977, two spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, launched toward the unknown. Nearly fifty years later, they…
China’s stranded astronauts return from space station
BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned from their nation’s space station Friday after more than a week’s…
The last probe orbiting Venus has just shut down, and that’s not good news
Venus is often considered to be the twin of Earth, notably due to certain similarities. But for the…
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…
US firm’s space armor provides hypersonic shielding for spacecraft
As the amount of orbital debris continues to rise, a US materials manufacturer has unveiled a new shielding…
Japan successfully launches new cargo spacecraft to deliver supplies to ISS
TOKYO — Japan’s space agency successfully launched Sunday its most powerful flagship H3 rocket, carrying a newly developed…
Japan’s H3 rocket successfully launches, carrying new cargo spacecraft to ISS
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency successfully launched Sunday its most powerful flagship H3 rocket, carrying a newly…
Rocket Lab Completes Spacecraft for Cryogenic Fueling Mission with Eta Space and NASA
Rocket Lab Corporation Rocket Lab’s LOXSAT Spacecraft for Eta Space Pictured, Rocket Lab’s Photon spacecraft for Eta Space…
SpaceX launches the 11th test flight of its mega Starship rocket
SpaceX launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test flight Monday, successfully making it halfway around…