Kessler Syndrome could be a frightening situation for space travel. No, it's not a health risk to the human body…
After a successful visit to the International Space Station, the crew of space shuttle Atlantis said farewell and undocked from…
A British engineering company has stepped into the commercial spaceflight arena with an ambitious and inspiring design of a possible…
Five years ago, family members of the STS-107 space shuttle crew were waiting at the Kennedy Space Center to hear…
The launch of Sputnik in October 1957 changed the world overnight. And with the Soviet Union's second successful launch of…
British scientists are working to build an invisible magnetic "Ion Shield" to be used during missions in space. A minature…
This is from the "why is anyone spending money on this?" department. Researchers from the University of Tokyo have teamed…
Strange things are happening to our robotic space explorers. Also known as the "Pioneer effect" (the unexpected and sudden alterations to Pioneer…
British scientists have been given the green light to begin the development of the most advanced ion engines ever to…
After a year of silence, Sea Launch Co. is back in business, inserting a telecommunications satellite into orbit on January…