Biology and biotechnology experiments soon headed for the International Space Station could have a number of far-reaching implications.

Darpa envisions an operational constellation of 60-200 satellites at 500-1,300-km altitude, each carrying one or more payloads and each costing less than $6 million including its launch.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station early June 4 to deliver a powerful new communications satellite into orbit for Luxembourg-based SES.

NASA’s upcoming Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) promises a deeper look into the processes by which cosmic rays penetrate the heliosphere to pose a radiation threat to the humans.

A three-person U.S, Russian and Japanese International Space Station crew descended safely to Earth early June 3, the first step in a five-day exchange of personnel aboard the orbiting science lab.

Astronaut Alan Bean, who became the fourth person to walk on the moon during Apollo 12 and later flew on a record-breaking mission to the Skylab space station has died at age 86.

Thales Alenia Space’s Spacebus Neo satellite platform has passed its critical design review.

Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) is growing its space aspirations by taking over the command and control of UK military space operations.