The Beijing-based company LandSpace landed its Zhuque-3 rocket this evening (Aug. 18), notching a huge milestone for commercial Chinese spaceflight.
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and first female French spacewalker Sophie Adenot removed a failed antenna but ran out of time to install its replacement at the International Space Station, Aug. 18, 2026.
After Starship’s test launch and splashdown last month, SpaceX recovery teams have successfully tugged the vehicle through a turbulent stretch of the Indian Ocean and arrived at calmer waters off the coast of Christmas Island.
SpaceX launched its 100th mission of the year early Wednesday morning (Aug. 19), sending 24 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.
Spaceflight can do strange things to the human body — including making it harder for astronauts to poop.
On Aug. 18, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot will become the first French woman ever to perform a spacewalk, and you can watch the historic action live.
China’s space program has returned to flight after an Aug. 10 Long March 7A rocket explosion, launching both a Long March 12 and a Long March 2C rocket on Sunday (Aug. 16).
As Blue Origin continues to repair its New Glenn launch pad following the rocket’s explosion in May, the company has announced plans to build a second pad at the same complex to support the bigger, more powerful New Glenn “9×4” variant.
The Pentagon’s recent spate of UFO releases represent a big shift and are of great benefit to the country, according to disclosure advocate Mike Gold.
On this day in space Aug. 16, 1963: NASA’s M2-F1 aircraft prototype makes its first glide flight.