WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is moving forward with plans to deploy smaller, cheaper GPS satellites based on commercial designs to add to its current network of larger military satellites. The ...

Space Micro Inc., powered by Voyager Space, today announced the on-going successful performance of its µSTAR-250™ Star Trackers on orbit in support of a U.S. Government program. Launched in 2023, the ...

On August 18, 1960, a Fairchild C-119J Flying Boxcar achieved a historic milestone by performing the first midair recovery of a space capsule returning from orbit. Operated by the United States Air ...

The X-37B spacecraft’s latest mission was shorter than the last but tried several new maneuvers and approaches during its time in outer space. By Nicholas Slayton Published Mar 8, 2025 11:29 AM EST ...

Space Force may have just celebrated its fourth birthday in December, but the newest military branch's budget has grown quickly over that short time period. Analysis by Forecast International and ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) recently jumped into the burgeoning space-plane sector, announcing funding for a new research program called Invictus, which will develop a hypersonic space plane ...

Scientists may have finally revealed the history of the tantalizing TRAPPIST-1 system, an intricate collection of seven worlds that sit about 40 light-years away from us. These worlds, many ...

She'll launch toward the ISS aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft as soon as March 21. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A NASA ...