Humans have been dreaming of traveling through outer space for generations. This has even been a goal before we truly understood just how large the universe is. While there have been an endless number ...

There is huge promise in AI to transform spacecraft design. From near real-time performance calculations that enable broader design space exploration, to generative algorithms using mission ...

On March 31, 1962, NASA approved the design of the new Gemini spacecraft. This small capsule could carry two astronauts into space at a time. NASA created the Gemini program to help the U.S. get ready ...

Blue Origin successfully tested the design of its next-generation Space Vehicle, completing a series of wind tunnel tests to refine the aerodynamic characteristics of the spacecraft’s unique biconic ...

Abstract: Our future in space involves miniaturized satellites for low-cost and rapid access to space, autonomously navigating spacecraft, on-orbit servicing for sustainability, in-space assembly of ...

Russia, which plans to independently launch a space station in 2027, has designed a space station that rotates like a top and ...

More than a quarter of Americans have a disability, and disability is often intersectional with other dimensions of diversity (e.g., race, class, age). Accessibility is increasingly important to ...

A model developed by Luminary Cloud and Northrop Grumman can predict spacecraft thruster performance in seconds versus hours for traditional computational methods. Credit: Northrop Grumman Luminary ...

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab National Security LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch ...

This TechXchange takes a look at designing electronic systems for deployment in space, including low Earth orbit (LEO). The TechXchange collects new and existing articles and media that address space ...

There are essentially three parameters preventing the proliferation of space travel outside of the purview of trained astronauts and a handful of ultra-wealthy space tourists. Of course, those would ...

NASA tested the Orion spacecraft's abort abilities at the space agency's Neil Armstrong Test Facility. Credit: NASA / Jordan Salkin and Quentin Schwinn NASA's preparing to put astronauts on its new ...