The first time you experience weightlessness in space, Tom Marshburn told me, all the noise and pressure of launch suddenly disappear. One moment, the roar of engines shakes every bone in your body; ...

Discover how the International Space Station was assembled in-orbit. Orbiting 250 miles above Earth, the International Space Station is a marvel of engineering and global collaboration. Built by 15 ...

For decades, NASA has increasingly leaned on corporate contractors to develop the spacecraft it uses to explore the solar system. Triumphs have included SpaceX’s Dragon vehicles, which can now ...

Earth’s orbit is getting crowded with broken satellites and leftover rocket parts. Researchers say the solution is to build spacecraft that can be repaired, reused, or recycled instead of abandoned.

Redwire had previously targeted its Otter demo for 2027. Credit: Redwire Redwire has received $44 million from DARPA to build the Otter very-low-Earth-orbit (VLEO) spacecraft. VLEO is 90-250 km ...

Portal Space System's Supernova uses sunlight to power a thermal propulsion system that can allow spacecraft to move rapidly between orbits. Credit: Portal Space Systems PARIS — Portal Space Systems ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Every year, companies and space agencies launch ...

Aerospace company Rocket Lab has produced big returns for long-term investors. Motley Fool co-founder and CEO Tom Gardner and analyst Seth Jason recently talked with Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter ...

Space is getting busier as national space agencies and private companies increase the tempo of launches. But today’s approach to space exploration is unsustainable, say researchers, and we need to do ...

Motley Fool co-founder and CEO Tom Gardner and analyst Seth Jason recently talked with Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck about business, engineering, and entrepreneurship. To catch full episodes ...