Aerospace engineering professor Manan Arya refers to it as the “suitcase problem,” a challenge not of clothing but of fitting ...

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 ...

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 ...

Low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites often have enough fuel to remain in space for 3 to 5 years, according to Henry Kim, regional sales engineer of Harmonic Drive. But staying in space that long requires ...

WASHINGTON — Quantum Space has won a Pentagon contract to develop a spacecraft capable of transferring propellant to satellites in geostationary orbit. The Rockville, Maryland-based company said June ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...