There is huge promise in AI to transform spacecraft design. From near real-time performance calculations that enable broader design space exploration, to generative algorithms using mission ...

NASA engineers explain how a new flat satellite design just worked in orbit, and why it could matter far beyond this mission.

On March 31, 1962, NASA approved the design of the new Gemini spacecraft. This small capsule could carry two astronauts into space at a time. NASA created the Gemini program to help the U.S. get ready ...

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab National Security LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch ...

The ancient Japanese art of paper-folding, or origami, is already inspiring the design of the next generation of space vehicles, but now there's a new family of origami shapes that could make them ...

NASA tested the Orion spacecraft's abort abilities at the space agency's Neil Armstrong Test Facility. Credit: NASA / Jordan Salkin and Quentin Schwinn NASA's preparing to put astronauts on its new ...

The Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA) has completed reviewing the Critical Design phase of the mission. A key milestone in the programme’s timeline, this review aims to discuss the details ...

This TechXchange takes a look at designing electronic systems for deployment in space, including low Earth orbit (LEO). The TechXchange collects new and existing articles and media that address space ...

A model developed by Luminary Cloud and Northrop Grumman can predict spacecraft thruster performance in seconds versus hours for traditional computational methods. Credit: Northrop Grumman Luminary ...

Florida-based Space Beyond plans to start building its first memorial spacecraft next week after booking a launch on SpaceX’s ...