Solar farms in orbit, nuclear power on the moon, space elevators and interstellar travel — which might we see happen first?

The environments in space habitats and on the Earth are both closed-loop systems, only on vastly different scales.

Why is NASA deorbiting the International Space Station? ISS modules are approaching the end of structural life . When the ...

Decades of abandoning rockets in orbit, and firing off anti-satellite missiles, are surrounding Earth with "time bombs" that ...

NASA is faced with the challenge of safely deorbiting, in one fell swoop, over 400 tons of space hardware in a few years. As of now, the agency plans on deorbiting the ...

Eleven hours after successfully launching spacecraft to bring back two astronauts from the International Space Station, ...

The International Space Station (ISS) stands as the most expensive man-made creation, with costs exceeding $100 billion.

NASA's other potential option is extending the life of the space station beyond 2030, but this would require a lot of work to ensure the space station's structure remains viable and yet another ...

SpaceX has launched its Crew Dragon spacecraft on a “rescue mission” to bring back two astronauts stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) since June. Butch Wilmore and Suni Will ...

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Planned EVAs tend to focus on repairing and maintaining the spacecraft (EVAs played a prominent role in the assembly of the International Space Station ... required for a future in space, whether ...

SpaceX has launched its Crew Dragon spacecraft on a “rescue mission” to bring back two astronauts stranded at the ...