The Gateway, NASA’s upcoming lunar space station, is one step closer to reality as engineers have successfully powered on its ...

A nuclear thermal propulsion engine could cut the travel time in half for future space explorers racing to the Red Planet.

NASA’s Gateway is coming to life with a solar-powered spacecraft built to light it up—and move it around the Moon.

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A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space shuttle. On paper, it reads like a riddle: How do you transport a 120-foot ...

RS-25 prime contractor L3Harris continues to ramp up production of new flight engine hardware at their Los Angeles area facility and final assembly at the Stennis Space Center. NASA certified ...

When NASA needed a taxi service for its roughly 100-ton space shuttles, it couldn't exactly call an Uber. The agency needed a plane powerful enough for the job. It dug around, and the two candidates ...

Even in retirement, the space shuttle Discovery exudes power, seen across a hangar crowded with planes and jets at its museum home in Chantilly, Va. Charred and worn from its record 39 missions to ...

The Lego Icons NASA Space Shuttle Discovery Set is down to its lowest price ever for Prime Big Deal Days. Until the event ends on October 8, you can pick up the popular set for just $140 (was $200).

On September 6, 2020, Space-Track.org, an online space launch database, added a peculiar entry. An unidentified object that flew into orbit as TBA, or to be assessed, was listed in the database ...

On their first date, Joe Stief and his now wife, Jess, talked about aerospace. They still discuss the topic every day. Though Stief is a healthcare investor and Jess a US Space Force officer, the ...