A bold new propulsion system, proposed by engineer Jim Woodward, suggests that it might be possible to escape Earth’s gravity ...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX dominates the news these days, but a host of oddballs involved in space exploration came before him.

This 29-minute educational film, produced by NASA’s Ames Research Center, follows fourth-grade ... and understand the principles behind rocket propulsion in an accessible and engaging way.

On Episode 152 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik host Dr. Robert O'Brien, Director of the Universities Space ...

Trump aims to send a crew to Mars by the end of his term, which Musk calls 'doable.' Astronauts question the time frame but said a flight would soon be possible ...

The slow race of getting NASA’s Space Launch System rocket pieced together for next year’s Artemis II moon mission jumped a big hurdle over the weekend. The 212-foot-tall core stage was placed Sunday ...

As it flew up toward the International Space Station last summer, the Starliner spacecraft lost four thrusters. A NASA ...

At more than 870 miles above Earth, this was no ordinary violin recital.On Sept. 13, 2024, Sarah Gillis (AeroEngr’17) played “Rey’s Theme” from Star Wars: The ...

The Falcon 9 rocket turned twilight into day as it leaped ... lifted off right on time at 7:16 p.m. EST Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. "It kinda feels like this mission is right ...

Intuitive Machines also planned to test a rocket-powered vehicle called a ... s natural to think that the spacecraft has a high center of gravity and is more likely to tip over because of its ...

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket topped ... NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on October 14, 2024. Credit: SpaceX Managed by Caltech in Pasadena, California, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) led ...