China’s stranded astronauts return from space station
BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned from their nation’s space station Friday after more than a week’s…
NASA takes one step closer to launching quiet supersonic jets
A supersonic jet plane designed to make very little noise took flight for the first time this week,…
International Space Station marks 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It’s an unprecedented space streak: 25 years of people living off-planet without even a…
Japan successfully launches new cargo spacecraft to deliver supplies to ISS
TOKYO — Japan’s space agency successfully launched Sunday its most powerful flagship H3 rocket, carrying a newly developed…
Japan’s H3 rocket successfully launches, carrying new cargo spacecraft to ISS
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency successfully launched Sunday its most powerful flagship H3 rocket, carrying a newly…
FAA raises Boeing 737 Max production cap to 42 a month
Boeing 737 Max aircraft are assembled at the company’s plant in Renton, Washington, U.S. June 25, 2024. Jennifer…
SpaceX launches the 11th test flight of mega Starship rocket
SpaceX launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test flight Monday, striving to make it halfway…
Interstellar comet swinging past Mars as a fleet of spacecraft looks on
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A comet from another star system will swing by Mars on Friday as a…
Study adds to possibility of favorable conditions for life at Saturn’s moon Enceladus
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have uncovered new types of organics in icy geysers spouting from Saturn’s moon…
Venture capital’s mission to rearm the continent
European defense startups are attracting swathes of private capital, as investors look for exposure to an industry on…
How the U.S. space industry became dependent on SpaceX
SpaceX is valued at around $400 billion and is critical for U.S. space access, but it wasn’t always…