Four small satellites rode a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle into orbit from Virginia early Thursday, beginning a government-funded technology demonstration mission to test the performance of a new ...

When rockets fire into space, the insides of their engines become an extreme environment where temperatures soar and tiny particles are thrown around at hypersonic speeds. These particles behave in ...

NASA has quietly designed, built, and successfully launched an entirely new kind of spacecraft, and most people have not heard about it. On December 18th, 2025, NASA and The Aerospace Corporation ...

The Aerospace Corporation designed, built, and worked with NASA to successfully launch an entirely new kind of spacecraft, and most people have not heard about it. On December 18th, 2025, NASA and The ...

There are three basic approaches to protecting spacecraft against the hazards of meteoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) impacts. They are typically categorized as passive, active, or operational: 1 ...

Russia has quietly taken a bold step toward solving one of human spaceflight’s oldest problems, securing a patent for a modular spacecraft that spins to create artificial gravity for crews on long ...

NASA classified the Boeing Starliner malfunction as its most serious "Type A" mishap. The investigation found deficiencies in spacecraft design, leadership, and safety oversight. The two astronauts, ...