Starship has yet to get off the ground on its highly anticipated test flight from South Texas, but that doesn't mean space enthusiasts aren't able to watch SpaceX conduct other rocket launches. In ...

TOWARDS THE end of last year a pair of military satellites, one American and the other French, prepared for a delicate orbital minuet. They were about to conduct a so-called rendezvous and proximity ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched its most powerful Vulcan rocket yet on Tuesday night (Aug.

WASHINGTON — Despite a surge in satellite deployments, the fundamental operating model for spacecraft hasn’t evolved much since Sputnik launched in 1957: build it, launch it, use it, discard it. This ...

For decades, engineers designing space structures have been constrained by the rocket fairing: Only hardware that can be folded up to fit inside can go to orbit. This makes in-space assembly time ...