SpaceX has suffered a serious setback in its effort to launch NASA astronauts into orbit this year, with the fiery loss of its first crew capsule during testing. Over the weekend, the company’s ...
The mission introduced several historic milestones: the first use of solid rocket engines to propel a spacecraft into orbit ... the STS-7 crew successfully deployed two telecommunications ...
The primary goal of that flight — to send an unoccupied crew capsule on a test flight around the moon — went smoothly. But a group of small NASA satellites deployed alongside the spacecraft ...
A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury's north pole.The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles (295 kilometers) above Mercury's ...
The test flight will launch a pathfinder version of Blue Ring, a new spacecraft platform the company has built. New Glenn, which has been in development for about a decade, is Blue Origin's first ...
Below we gathered the basics needed to build your very own winter capsule wardrobe ahead of your next trip. From cashmere sweaters and packable puffers to fleece-lined leggings and lightweight ...
A spacecraft making its final flyby of Mercury has captured incredible images. BepiColombo spacecraft made its sixth pass of the closest planet to the sun on Jan. 8. It flew just a few hundred ...
This image provided by European Space Agency shows close-up photos of Mercury's north pole taken by the European-Japanese spacecraft BepiColombo. (European Space Agency via AP) ...
A spacecraft operated by the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has made its final flyby of Mercury, as scientists now work to guide BepiColombo into the planet’s orbit.