China’s army has put a spectacular new concept on the table: a vast, triangular “space aircraft carrier” that looks like it ...

A research team in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology has developed new concept of fire extinguisher optimized for space-use; named Vacuum Extinguish Method ...

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – After completing its historic, one year experimental mission, the U.S. Air Force’s TacSat-2 microsatellite ceased operations on Dec. 21, 2007. Launched on Dec. 16, 2006 ...

Low Earth orbit is starting to look less like pristine frontier and more like a crowded scrapyard, packed with dead satellites, spent rocket stages, and fragments that no longer serve any purpose.

Generally speaking the rockets in use today in space exploration are not airbreathers. They are built in such a way that they generally carry both the fuel and the oxidizer they need to work, and that ...

On-demand cargo delivery from orbit? Sierra Space wants to make it a reality with its new "Ghost" concept. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...