Virgin Orbit just received a $10 million boost from Branson’s investment company, marking its third cash injection…
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The upcoming 1.4-million-gallon liquid hydrogen tank at Kennedy Space Center will increase the rate at which NASA…
Columbia broke apart during reentry on February 1, 2003, killing all seven astronauts on board. For the Shuttle…
The orbital near miss happened on January 27, with the two large pieces of space junk, both from the Soviet era,…
The coming week will also be a time for solemn reflection, as NASA commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Columbia…
A research team believes hard-to-destroy asteroids made from loose rubble and dust may be quite common in our solar…
A Falcon 9 carried a 38,360-pound payload to low Earth orbit on Thursday, in what is a new weight record for the…
NASA will test the spacecraft’s asteroid-tracking navigation system during the impromptu encounter, slated for…
Scheduled for launch in October, AstroForge’s prospector spacecraft will seek to inspect an asteroid located 22…
The small-lift launch vehicle lifted off at 6:00 p.m. ET from Launch Complex 2 within the Mid-Atlantic Regional…
More than 10 million pounds of propellant were pumped into the fully stacked rocket, moving the company toward an…
The coordinated effort is seeking to create alternative space propulsion technologies for both the civilian and…
A transient atmospheric feature with the distinct appearance of a spiral galaxy is being linked to the launch of a…
We’re also expecting SpaceX’s sixth launch of the year and updates about an upcoming NASA mission to the ISS.
An extra seat will accommodate a NASA astronaut left stranded after a micrometeorite damaged a Russian Soyuz…
Campos, Helga, and Zohar have finally exited Orion and are now en route to their respective labs.
The majestic Falcon Heavy is now expected to take flight on Sunday, January 14 at 5:56 p.m. ET.
The powerful rocket, packed with a classified military payload, is set to launch from Kennedy Space Center on…
The space agencies refuse to call it a “rescue mission,” in an obvious attempt to downplay the current risk posed to…
NASA’s advanced concepts program, which seeks to “make the impossible possible,” has selected 14 projects worthy of…