From household robots to reusable rockets, a new wave of breakthrough inventions is redefining what humans can do in space and on Earth. These advances are not isolated gadgets, they are tightly ...
Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder have developed a groundbreaking plasma tunnel to simulate the extreme conditions spacecraft face during reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. This ...
Today, guardians go to space only in popular misconception, but tomorrow? There might be solid tactical reasons to put Space Force personnel in orbit, argues a new report from the Mitchell Institute ...
The launch of Artemis II may have slipped on the calendar, but it has not lost its geopolitical meaning. While the highly anticipated blast-off of NASA’s Space Launch System from Kennedy Space Center ...
Space is harsh — radiation and temperature swings can destroy a spacecraft. Engineers at FIU’s Cold Spray and Rapid Deposition Laboratory develop coatings and materials that shield spacecraft from ...
In this special episode of Space Minds, our show is split into two segments from SpaceNews’ annual Icon Awards. In our first segment, SpaceNews correspondent Debra Werner sits down with Jason Kim, CEO ...
A Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft prepares to launch to the International Space Station with Expedition 52 astronauts at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 28, 2017, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Credit: Joel Kowsky ...
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