On the heels of a report that Russia recently launched a PL-19 Nudol anti-satellite weapon, the head of the U.S. intelligence community says the government continues to track such incidents.
A study shows the mortality rate from cardiovascular problems among Apollo astronauts who ventured to the Moon is much greater than for colleagues who did not.
SpaceX Dragon’s 14th NASA-contracted resupply mission spacecraft rendezvoused with the-six person International Space Station as scheduled early April 4.
U.S. Air Force mulls bids to ensure at least two commercially viable orbital space transport systems from 2022. Rockets with Russian engines need not apply.
NASA has selected Lockheed Martin to build an X-plane to show that sonic booms can be reduced to a level low enough to enable the flight ban to be lifted.
As part of our commitment to better serving our professional audience, we recently surveyed our subscribers to understand what’s important to them when it comes to comments on our website.
The 230-ft (70-meter) rocket lifted off at 4:30 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40, kicking off the seventh of some 30 missions SpaceX plans to fly this year.
Chinese space engineers observed the country’s largest orbital re-entry so far on April 2 when the Tiangong 1 space lab fell into the South Pacific Ocean.
The head of space conglomerate Maxar Technologies explains why it rebranded as a U.S. company and what the increasingly nearer-term future of the satellite, imagery and commercial space sector looks like.
OneWeb is working with Airbus to build and launch 900 LEO satellites, with the primary aim of providing affordable terrestrial internet access to all. Photo: Deutsche Telekom
As Europeans build autonomy in space, sharing satellite capacity in a secure network would create an independent communications system for government use.
Blue is aiming to compete for U.S. national security space launch business, putting it in direct competition with one of its first industry partners, ULA.
