A Florida startup has launched what it says is the first commercial demonstration of a nuclear-powered satellite technology, testing a power source that could allow future spacecraft and autonomous ...
Space is hard, as the decades-old adage goes. For much of the industry's history, "rocket science" was as much a barrier to entry as a byword for difficulty.But now a growing swell of young ventures ...
Small satellites have become a staple of military space programs because they are relatively inexpensive and quick to build. Many, however, have little or no ability to maneuver after reaching ...
By most measures, commercial space is thriving. Washington produced a flurry of activity over the past year: two major executive orders, a raft of directives, and "space superiority" elevated to ...
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures Canada's Great Bear Lake in striking colours.Straddling the Arctic Circle, Great Bear Lake lies in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Its area of 31 328 ...
Vein scans and cartilage engineering wrapped up a busy week aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 74 crew members also configured the orbital outpost for a new crew, tested new ...
NASA flight photographers capture history from a perspective few ever experience, getting a rare bird's-eye view of the agency's missions in action. Their photos document key NASA research and give ...
TOKYO - A Japanese startup developing reentry vehicles is signing up customers and preparing for its first mission while keeping a watchful eye on SpaceX's entry into the market.ElevationSpace ...
TOKYO - An office of the U.S. Department of the Interior is seeking information on concepts for performing offshore orbital launches, part of a broader effort by the federal government to reduce ...
Neurology studies and crew departure preparations filled the schedule aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. Expedition 74 also kept up the maintenance of the orbital lab replacing ...