With commercial launch costs falling and more companies entering orbit, private firms are planning destinations far beyond the ISS. Early concepts such as Orbital Technologies’ seven person space ...

This video uncovers the hidden military space race: the US Manned Orbiting Laboratory, the Soviet Almaz battle stations disguised as Salyut, and the R-23 cannon that was actually fired in orbit. It ...

For the first time in its 25-year history, all eight docking ports on the International Space Station are occupied, according to NASA. The rare "orbital traffic jam" occurred after Northrop Grumman's ...

The old cost-plus NASA model had its flaws, and SpaceX has had some very impressive successes in bringing down launch costs. I concede all of that. But I don't believe the current American economic ...

It’s a critical time for companies competing to develop a commercial successor to the International Space Station. NASA is working with several companies, including Axiom Space, Voyager Technologies, ...

The ability of Russia to launch astronauts to the International Space Station remains in limbo after an incident last week at the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan. By Kenneth Chang The launchpad Russia ...

The International Space Station (ISS) may soon become slightly less international. Russia’s only launch site capable of sending humans to orbit has suffered serious damage that could put it out of ...

The recent launch of a Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station has caused significant damage to Russia's only launch pad capable of sending humans into space. When ...

Each rocket launch consumes large amounts of valuable materials and releases significant quantities of greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting chemicals into the atmosphere. In a paper published today ...

On Nov. 2, 2000, the crew of NASA’s Expedition 1 opened the hatch to the International Space Station, which was the beginning of 25 years of continuous human presence in space. The crew of Expedition ...

Space-based solar power has long been pitched as a way to deliver uninterrupted, weather-proof renewable energy. First proposed in 1968 by aerospace engineer Peter Glaser, the idea has cycled through ...

Three new crewmates brings Expedition 73 to briefly include 10 members. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On Thursday (Nov. 27), ...