Its crinkled gold thermal insulation, metallic structures, and the cup-shaped reflective thruster are not just aesthetic ...

LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sierra Space, a leading commercial space-tech company and next generation defense-tech prime, building a platform in space to benefit life on Earth and protect the ...

As the Space Force looks to improve its live testing and training capabilities, the service is considering upgrading existing satellites with more robust sensors to support that mission. Through a ...

A 300-cubic-meter inflatable module exceeded NASA safety margins by more than 20% in a recent burst test. Credit: Sierra Space LONDON — Sierra Space has completed a second full-scale burst test of an ...

A largely disused airfield is home to the new Snowdonia Test Centre and will showcase progress on the development of its Space Technology Test Centre (STTC) during an event to be held at the Llanbedr ...

Stoke Space’s booster engine blazes during its first hot-fire test. (Stoke Space Photo) Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space says it has successfully completed the first hot-fire test of the engine that will ...

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After three test flights, SpaceX has shown that the world’s most powerful rocket can reach space. Now, engineers must demonstrate the company’s next-generation Starship vehicle can get back home. This ...

SpaceX's huge Super Heavy-Starship rocket, the most powerful ever built, blasted off on its third test flight Thursday morning, successfully boosting the unpiloted upper stage into space. While both ...

SpinLaunch today announced the results of its tenth successful Flight Test of its Suborbital Accelerator from Spaceport America, New Mexico. The flight test, which occurred on September 27, 2022, ...

To help transform the five-year-old U.S. Space Force into a combat-ready force capable of defending the nation’s crucial space infrastructure against increasingly sophisticated threats, the ...

“Completing Development Flight 2 is a defining moment for us,” said Taber MacCallum, cofounder and chief technical officer of Space Perspective in a statement. “This uncrewed flight not only proves ...