From the tragedy of the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 to the now-routine return of commercial spacecraft, heat shields—formally called thermal protection systems—are critical for protecting ...

United Launch Alliance (ULA) will send another batch of Amazon's Monday morning (Dec. 15), and you can watch the action live — if you're a night owl or a very early riser. A ULA Atlas V rocket ...

After a yearslong series of setbacks, NASA's Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or ESCAPADE, mission has ...

In 1993, Mike Lawson, an aerospace entrepreneur based in Roswell, Georgia, unveiled his vision for a brave new future of ...

China continues to make big advances in the final frontier. The nation just launched three Long March rockets in less than 19 ...

NASA’s ESCAPADE mission launches two small spacecraft to Mars to study magnetic fields, solar wind and the risks and limits of lower-cost space science.

Di’er-5 space experimental spacecraft, developed by private firm AZ Space Technologies Photo: Courtesy of AZ Space ...

The rare flowering of Talipot palms remains visible in Rio de Janeiro as several decades-old trees bloom simultaneously for ...

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The mission, named 'Bridging The Swarm', is scheduled to launch no earlier than Thursday, December 11 UTC from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. The mission now precedes the upcoming launch ...

Boise State’s College of Education will honor two local K-12 teachers with the 15th annual Pesky Award for Inspirational ...

China successfully launched three Long March rockets within a 19-hour period, breaking its own record for the most launches ...