Normally, space launches avoid populated areas in case of a catastrophic failure. SpaceX says it modified the flight software so the capsule could be eased away from population centers in case of ...

Rocket Lab USA Neutron (left) and Stoke Space’s Nova (right) has been awarded National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 FY25 On-Ramp IDIQ contracts .Credit: Rocket Lab and Stoke Space ...

"Now is the time to start thinking and talking about mitigating the threat of piracy in space." Put on your eye patch and crank up your best "arrr." And while you're at it, plop down a stack of ...

The spacesuit worn by the first Briton in space, the Russian capsule that brought Britain's first professional astronaut back to Earth, and the only flown-to-the-moon Apollo command module to be ...

As the charred Crew Dragon capsule bobbed around in the ocean, dolphins swam up to the spacecraft and the recovery team. NASA's Johnson Space Center shared footage of the maritime encounter on ...

They arrived safely, but the space capsule had five helium leaks, five dead manoeuvring thrusters and a propellant valve that failed to close completely. In the following weeks, Boeing and NASA ...

BOULDER, Colo. — Satellite operators need better space weather models to maximize the life of their satellites and to avoid collisions in low Earth orbit. The growth in the population of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A European space telescope launched to explore the dark universe has released a trove of new data on distant galaxies. READ MORE: A cradle of baby stars revealed in new ...

SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom capsule safely splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday evening, bringing astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams home after the two spent 286 days in space ...

Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico in the early evening, just hours after departing the International Space Station. Splashdown occurred off the coast of Tallahassee in the ...

Elon Musk's SpaceX has successfully returned NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who had been stranded in space for the past nine months, back to Earth. The Crew Dragon capsule ...

Dolphins surrounded the astronauts’ capsule after it landed in the ocean, completing their journey home after nine months in space on Tuesday, March 18. In drone footage obtained by NASA ...