On June 20, 1983, the crew of the space shuttle Challenger – including America's first space woman Sally Ride -- deployed an ...

The Pegasus XL is an air-launched vehicle. It releases from a modified commercial airliner at about 39,000 feet, then ignites ...

The Italian Space Agency has picked European company Blue Skies Space to build a fleet of satellites around the moon to map the ancient universe. Blue Skies has partnered with another space company, ...

On June 15, 2011, Iran launched satellite Rasad-1 into orbit around Earth. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] ...

"We believe Vast is uniquely positioned to compete in the high-power satellite market through the combination of our world-class engineering team, large-scale manufacturing capabilities, and the ...

A spacecraft was recently prepped for encapsulation inside of its rocket at one of NASA's launch facilities ahead of its ...

WASHINGTON — Sierra Space has cleared an early design review for its missile-warning satellites intended for a military low Earth orbit constellation, the company announced Nov. 12. The aerospace firm ...

Blasted into orbit in June, a new satellite built by Maxar Space Systems is now operational for SiriusXM. The satellite will strength its coverage across North America and the Caribbean. On June 9, a ...

An artist’s illustration of two neutron stars merging, creating a gamma-ray burst – Copyright POOL/AFP/File Yuichi YAMAZAKI A French-Chinese satellite will blast ...

What’s better than being able to launch satellites quickly to orbit? Having them there already—or so goes the thinking behind a new $60 million Space Force contract to develop an “orbital carrier.” ...

Vast is offering a satellite bus capable of 15 kilowatts of power, leveraging technologies the company developed for its commercial space stations. Credit: Vast WASHINGTON — Commercial space station ...