For the upcoming fourth mission, SpaceX aims to demonstrate key capabilities of the world’s largest and most powerful rocket, including successful reentry.
The company has chosen not to repair a small helium leak in the spacecraft's service module ahead of the scheduled launch of its first crew to orbit.
The space agency is investing in the development of a propulsion system that uses nuclear power to create plasma bursts.
The mission rode aboard Rocket Lab's Electron, reusing one of the rocket's boosters for the first time.
The two satellites came to within less than 30 feet of each other back in February, a distance far closer than initial estimates suggested.
Sierra Space's Ghost delivery platform is now in beta testing.
Astroscale's satellite parked itself next to an old rocket, aiming to capture the wayward junk and fling it towards a fiery death.
The military branch is testing its ability to respond to a threat by launching two spacecraft to chase after each other.
A Florida man, whose home was hit by apparent space junk, faced a struggle to be heard, raising questions about the correct procedures and accountability.
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The mission, though stranded for months, turned out to be historically significant, achieving two new and important milestones.
The Saffire experiment set fire to a Cygnus cargo vehicle in orbit to learn how flames behave in space.
At long last, Varda Space has a license to bring back its orbiting drug manufacturing capsule, which was earlier barred from Earth reentry.
Plus, a major development in the quest for nuclear fusion power.
Spaceplanes seemed out of favor when the Shuttle was retired in 2011. They now seem to be making a comeback.
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Launching this coming weekend, the first four satellites of NorthStar's planned constellation will monitor space traffic and aid in collision prevention.
The company conducted a spectacular burst test on a full-scale LIFE module to assess the strength of its pressure shell.
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