NASA’s Space Shuttle operated in low-Earth orbit for 30 years before its retirement in 2011. However, the US space agency’s replacement for this vehicle, Orion, …
Thales Alenia Space and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) are embarking on a pioneering venture to construct the first permanent human outpost on the Moon, …
A one way trip to the Red Planet would take up to nine months. During that time, astronauts on board the Mars-bound spacecraft could lose …
The second private crew to the International Space Station (ISS) is getting ready to strap into a SpaceX Dragon capsule, venturing to low Earth orbit …
Private crewed space flights were so hot in 2021 and 2022, but the current year has been very quiet in this regard. That’s now about …
European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti preparing a meal aboard the ISS on December 8, 2014.Photo: NASA Long stints on the International Space Station take …