World’s First Commercial Spaceplane Faces Crucial Test at NASA
Dream Chaser, built by Sierra Space, is being prepped for transport to a NASA facility in Ohio, where it will undergo a series of tests to make sure the spaceplane…
Trek to the Stars With October’s Most Compelling Spaceflight Images
Photo: NASA This year, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida wasn’t just a launchpad for rockets—it also witnessed a record-breaking 13,935 sea turtle nests, 639 more than the previous year…
Why Is Mars’ Atmosphere Leaking? A New Mission Seeks Answers
A pair of spacecraft is undergoing final testing before a roughly 230 million mile journey to explore the Red Planet. First Full-Color Images From Webb Space Telescope Off English This…
Two Cubesats Likely Lost in Latest European Rocket Mishap
Vega flight VV23 launched on October 8.Photo: Arianespace Arianespace’s latest Vega mission failed to deploy two of its payloads to orbit, likely due to a failure with the release mechanism…
Creator of Crazy Frog Invites You on a Luxury Cruise Across the Solar System
Erik Wernquist is recognized, and rightly blamed, for unleashing the animated sensation Crazy Frog to an unsuspecting world in 2009. A frenetic frog zipping through cityscapes has become an iconic…
Metals from Rockets and Satellites Are Polluting Earth’s Upper Atmosphere
Around 11 miles above Earth’s surface, leftover bits from rockets and spacecraft are lingering in our planet’s atmosphere that could potentially have a lasting effect on the climate. Hands-On With…
NASA’s Plan to Trim SLS Moon Rocket Costs Not Good Enough, According to Report
NASA’s goal to reduce costs on its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket by switching to a commercial service contract was dismissed in the latest audit of the space agency’s ongoing…
SpaceX Successfully Launches NASA’s $1 Billion Psyche Mission to a Metal World
Update: October, 13, 11:17 a.m. ET: Psyche is finally in space. The Falcon Heavy lifted off on time, sending the probe on its 2.2 billion-mile journey to a highly metallic…
NASA reveals a new target date for first crewed Starliner flight
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft could launch on its first crewed flight to the International Space Station in April next year, NASA has revealed. However, that’s merely a target date and…
Vintage Space Shuttle Boosters Take Over Los Angeles Streets in Rare Trek
Twin rocket boosters of the retired Space Shuttle have made the trek to Los Angeles, where they will be stacked in a launch-ready, vertical position for the first time in…