United States Space Command just held its first-ever “Apollo Maneuvers” exercise, which saw spacecraft maneuvering in orbit through simulated contested environments.
On Sept. 9, 1982, the first private rocket, Conestoga 1, launched into space from a Texas cattle ranch. Here’s why it mattered.
Stoke Space announced a $1 billion round of funding to support development of its fully reusable Nova rockets, including the newly revealed Nova Block 2, which will be capable of delivering 15-ton payloads to low Earth orbit.
On Sept. 8, 2004, NASA’s Genesis spacecraft crash-landed in Utah after its parachutes failed to deploy. Here’s why it mattered.
A team of researchers just chased a pair of reentering satellites in a private jet to learn about the pollution caused by space debris burning up in Earth’s atmosphere.
The Roman Space Telescope launched beyond Earth on Aug. 30. And one of the most amazing parts of the liftoff was the Falcon Heavy rocket’s boosters returning back to our planet, safe and sound.
Was an usual flash detected off the coast of South Africa by an American satellite caused by a secretive atmospheric nuclear test?
On Sept. 7, 1995, the space shuttle Endeavour launched on mission STS-69, NASA’s 100th astronaut flight. Here’s why it mattered.
Like their compatriots here on Earth, the three NASA astronauts living aboard the International Space Station will get a well-deserved rest on Labor Day.
On Sept. 6, 1947, a V-2 rocket launched from an U.S. Navy aircraft carrier for the first time. Here’s why it mattered.