While traditional rockets have gotten us into space for decades, newer tech is on the horizon, like this plasma engine that ...

We’ve been talking about going to Mars for decades, but we haven’t yet cracked how to get people there and back safely and in a reasonable amount of time. The problem is one of distance and the ...

SpaceX closed a troubled but instructive chapter in its Starship rocket program Monday with a near-perfect test flight that ...

In preparation for future returns to Starbase, the ship on Flight 11 will perform a “dynamic banking maneuver” and test ...

A former astronaut’s Houston-based company got a boost for its alternative rocket propulsion system and disclosed its flight-readiness timeline.

Engineers from Ohio State University are developing a new way to power rocket engines, using liquid uranium for a faster, more efficient form of nuclear propulsion that could deliver round trips to ...

Researchers in Japan may have found a way to tackle one of space exploration's most pressing problems — orbital debris. The neat part is that they won't even need to physically touch it. Engineers at ...

Over 14,000 pieces of junk are clogging up low Earth orbit, but this number could be reduced by a new invention that involves ...

The rocket's ESCAPADE payload is awaiting vehicle integration at Blue Origin's Astrotech Space Operations Facility in Titusville, Florida, while New Glenn's first stage (GS1) booster is prepped for an ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Alan Boyle on Jan 15, 2025 at 8:13 ...