BatterycartscarrytouristsaroundWenchangspacelaunchcenterontheChineseislandprovinceofHainan.A130yuan(20.7U.S.dollars)ticketallowsthemtoviewthelaunchandoperationc
TheU.S.NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)isgearingupfortheMay5launchofitsnewMarslanderfromtheWestCoast.TheroboticInSight,shortforInteriorExploratio
France-basedEuropeanlaunchproviderArianespacesaidthatithadsuccessfullylaunchedtwotelecommunicationssatellites:DSN-1/Superbird-8fortheJapaneseoperatorSKYPerfectJ
Lifeisn'teasyifyou'reaspacetechnologystartup:inadditiontotheoutlandishcosts,youhavetoclearallkindsofregulatorychallengesthatmightcutyourplansshortifthere'sasnag
SpaceXispoisedforthe50thlaunchofitssignatureFalcon9rocketearlyTuesday,markingaswiftascenttoamilestonemanyaerospacegiantstakefarlongertoattain.ThelaunchoftheFalc
ASpaceXFalcon9isblastingintotheskiestodaycarryingHisdesat'sPAZsatellite,whichwillspendfiveandahalfyearscarryingoutradarandimagingworkfortheSpanishgovernmentandb
Foryears,ElonMuskhasbeentalkingabouthisplanstolaunchthousandsoflow-orbitingsatellitesthatwillbeabletoprovidehighspeedinternettopeoplearoundtheglobe.Whilethedeta
Inthesixdecadessincethespaceracebegan,explorationoftheuniversehastakenseveralgiantleaps.TheSovietUnion’slaunchofSputnikOneinNovember1957startedthe“SpaceAge.”Tha
ChinasuccessfullysenttwinsatellitesintospaceonasinglecarrierrocketonMonday,markingthethirdlaunchofthecountry'sBeiDou-3NavigationSatelliteSystem.The5thand6thsate
RussianspaceagencyRoscosmoshasdelayedthelaunchofaSoyuzrocketcarryingaProgresscargoshipbytwodaysafterSunday'splannedlift-offwasabortedatthelastminute."Duringthel
ArocketcarryingsuppliestotheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)didnotlaunchasplannedonFriday.TheProgress69supplyshipwassupposedtobelaunchedbyaRussianSoyuzrocketfromt
SpaceXispoisedforthefirsttestlaunchTuesdayofitsFalconHeavy,whichaimstobecometheworld'smostpowerfulrocketinoperation,capableofferryingpeopletotheMoonorMarssomeda
Rightnow,SpaceXisonlyreusingrocketstoalimiteddegree--it'sdisposingofvehiclesafterashortwhilewhenthey'reunlikelytosurvivetheirnextflight.Withitslatestlaunch,thou
SpaceXonWednesdayblastedoffafour-tonsecuremilitarycommunicationssatellitecalledGovSat-1,apartnershipbetweenthegovernmentofLuxembourgandthesatelliteoperatorSES.T
USretailgiantWalmartwillteamupwithJapan'sRakutentolaunchanewonlinegrocerydeliveryservice.CustomerswillplaceordersthroughRakuten,whichwillthenbefulfilledbythejoi
NoneofthefiveteamsinvolvedinGoogle's10-yearcompetitiontolandacraftonthemoonwillbesuccessfulbyMarch'sdeadline,organiserssay.IthadbeenhopedthattheGoogleLunarXPriz
SpaceXisplanningtoperformastatictestfireofitsmassiveFalconHeavyrocketlaterthisweek,thecompanyrevealedtodayinastatementfromcompanyPresidentandCOOGwynneShotwell.N