What actually happens to a spacecraft during its fiery last moments? That's the key question for the European Space Agency's Draco mission, planned for 2027.
Analog missions are designed to simulate the crew’s experience in a given mission plan. In some cases, they simulate surface ...
If humans ever leave Earth for the stars, they will need ships built to last centuries. This documentary explores the ...
NASA’s Athena supercomputer delivers massive computing power to simulate missions, advance AI research, and transform the future of space exploration.
Rocket launches waste valuable materials and release greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting chemicals. Experts explore applying reduce, reuse, recycle to spacecraft design, repair, and repurposing. “As ...
Two ESA spacecraft, Hera and Europa Clipper, are poised to fly through the long tail of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, a new paper finds. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder have developed a groundbreaking plasma tunnel to simulate the extreme ...
SpaceX successfully launched its Starship prototype in Texas, marking a significant milestone in commercial spaceflight. The fully reusable spacecraft aims to ...
Florida-based Space Beyond plans to start building its first memorial spacecraft next week after booking a launch on SpaceX’s ...