The U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane is set to launch its eighth mission from Kennedy Space Center. The mission, designated USSF-36, will focus on testing laser communications and a new navigation ...

Spacefaring countries have for decades been sending thousands upon thousands of satellites and other objects into orbit, where they have become an integral component of modern society. From hundreds ...

What do we get wrong about space? That’s the subject of astrophysicist and “Cosmos” host Neil deGrasse Tyson’s upcoming lecture at the University of Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena. JPJ will host ...

"Living in Space" isn't just about designing spacecraft or stations — it's about solving the complex challenges that come with turning space into a home. The idea of making a home in space is rapidly ...

As it flew up toward the International Space Station last summer, the Starliner spacecraft lost four thrusters. A NASA astronaut, Butch Wilmore, had to take manual control of the vehicle. But as ...

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DENVER—The US Space Force lacks the full range of space weapons China and Russia are adding to their arsenals, and military leaders say it’s time to close the gap. Gen. Chance Saltzman, the Space ...

Space is a near-perfect vacuum, which means there's no air to carry smells the way we experience them on Earth. Yet astronauts have reported different smells when returning from their space walks. How ...

At the start of my career, I used to do acoustic testing in an anechoic chamber where sound is not reflected as it gets absorbed. But the quietness of these chambers always got me thinking of how ...

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ISSAP received funding from the Australian Research Council. Justin Walsh's co-PI on ISSAP is Dr. Alice Gorman (Flinders University). Walsh co-owns Brick Moon, a space habitat consultancy. The ...