Earlier this week, North Korea apparently completed a successful test of its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile, lofting it nearly 4,800 miles into space before...
The estimated 10 billion-plus euro cost of the IRIS² program is nearly double initial projections. European officials also confirmed the sovereign satellite network won't begin...
This capability makes the arc jet test facility unique in the world, but it still can't fully replicate the stresses a spacecraft's heat shield undergoes...
These missions require medium-lift rockets, or smaller rockets capable of a high-rate launch cadence to match the capability of a larger launch vehicle. In June,...
The US Commerce Department announced Thursday it is easing restrictions on exports of space-related technology, answering a yearslong call from space companies to reform regulations...
Scientists are pretty sure Europa has the water, perhaps twice as much as the water in all of Earth's oceans. Jupiter's strong gravity field constantly...
The upside of SpaceX's architecture is that, with refueling, Starship can theoretically ferry payloads of 100 metric tons or more to the Moon or Mars,...
