Virgin Orbit just received a $10 million boost from Branson’s investment company, marking its third cash injection in as many months.
The upcoming 1.4-million-gallon liquid hydrogen tank at Kennedy Space Center will increase the rate at which NASA can conduct launch attempts.
SpaceX's internet service is now active in Nigeria, despite the company's earlier claim that Starlink was already present on all seven continents.
Columbia broke apart during reentry on February 1, 2003, killing all seven astronauts on board. For the Shuttle program, it marked the beginning of the end.
The Drag Augmentation Deorbiting System is a 38-square-foot sail that's designed to deorbit satellites at the end of their lives—and it appears to work.
One of the NASA rover’s main jobs was to collect rock samples for eventual shipment to Earth.
The orbital near miss happened on January 27, with the two large pieces of space junk, both from the Soviet era, missing each other by an estimated 20 feet.
The coming week will also be a time for solemn reflection, as NASA commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster.
Lauren Sánchez—an experienced pilot—expects to lead the crew on a New Shepard rocket, which may not launch again until next year.
A Falcon 9 carried a 38,360-pound payload to low Earth orbit on Thursday, in what is a new weight record for the trusty rocket.
The rotating detonation rocket engine is powered by supersonic technology, in a breakthrough that could revolutionize the way humans travel in space.
The robotic arm is integral to the Mars Sample Return Program, a joint venture between NASA and ESA that's seeking to return Martian samples to Earth in 2033.
Called DRACO, the demonstration spacecraft could reach Mars three times faster than vessels running on traditional chemical-based propulsion.
The small-lift launch vehicle lifted off at 6:00 p.m. ET from Launch Complex 2 within the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.
More than 10 million pounds of propellant were pumped into the fully stacked rocket, moving the company toward an orbital launch.
NASA says the circular solar array is 98% unfurled and providing adequate power to the Lucy spacecraft, currently en route to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.
A transient atmospheric feature with the distinct appearance of a spiral galaxy is being linked to the launch of a GPS satellite.
We’re also expecting SpaceX’s sixth launch of the year and updates about an upcoming NASA mission to the ISS.
After a successful test at a popular research station last September, Starlink is now connecting scientists working at remote field camps.
An extra seat will accommodate a NASA astronaut left stranded after a micrometeorite damaged a Russian Soyuz spacecraft last month.
