Boeing's Starliner spacecraft experienced multiple thruster and helium leak issues, delaying its return to Earth. A successful hot fire test of the spacecraft's reaction control system (RCS) thrusters ...

A microwave oven-size spacecraft took off on a four-month voyage to the moon Tuesday, the first step in a relatively low-cost pathfinder mission for NASA's planned Gateway lunar space station, a key ...

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

Virgin Orbit, Sir Richard Branson’s small satellite launch company, announced today that it has successfully completed a key drop test of its LauncherOne vehicle, the last major step in the ...

China caps record year for orbital launches with Tianhui-7 and Shijian-29 technology test missions China reached 92 orbital ...

The space agency aims to send four astronauts around the moon early next year—and bring them safely home through intense heat ...

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 ...

NASA's CAPSTONE CubeSat, which is designed to test a unique lunar orbit, launched from New Zealand on Tuesday morning. The mission launched on Rocket Lab's Electron rocket at 5:55 a.m. ET from the ...

The miniscule satellite, called a CubeSat, is about the size of a microwave oven and weighs just 55 pounds (25 kilograms), but it will be the first to test out a unique, elliptical lunar orbit. The ...

CAPE CANAVERAL (CBSMiami/AP) — After years of being grounded by flaws that could have doomed the spacecraft, Boeing's crew capsule rocketed into orbit Thursday in a test flight without astronauts.

With the population of the Tempe campus growing at a seemingly astronomical rate, the city of Tempe is trying to keep up with public transportation demand by expanding the horizons of its Orbit buses.