From NPR, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel. And for seven space shuttle astronauts, it was a case of all suited up and nowhere to go. NASA called off today's launch of the space ...

The discriminating space sensor is just one piece of the Defense Department's space-based missile-tracking architecture, which also features hypersonic and ballistic space sensor satellites, depicted ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Even with dozens or hundreds of sensor satellites in orbit to spot incoming weapons, U.S. military leaders say defending against the most advanced missile threats will require ...

On July 24, 2025, Taiwan's first domestically developed optical remote sensing satellite constellation, Formosat-8 (FS-8A), completed full functionality testing following a series of rocket and space ...

The world's most powerful rocket is nearing its next test flight. The seventh launch of SpaceX's Starship megarocket is expected within the next month or so. After a recent static fire of the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, July 13 -- Flight controllers scrubbed the launch of the space shuttle Discovery less than two hours before its much-anticipated liftoff Wednesday because of a malfunctioning sensor ...