Harvesting solar energy in orbit and beaming it down to Earth is a decades-old idea. Now, a raft of companies say they could ...

The International Space Station is marking 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit. Nearly 300 people have lived aboard ...

There has been much discussion in the space community recently about building large data centers in orbit to avoid the ...

On Oct. 26, a SpaceX liftoff from Florida saw SpaceX break its own annual launch record. Soon, Florida's Space Coast will see ...

Blink and you’ll miss it, the International Space Station (ISS) travels a blistering 17,500 miles per hour, circling the ...

NASA's fleet of Space Shuttles could survive challenging solar conditions, but needed a boost to get around on Earth. Here's ...

The ISS has “come into its own as a very sophisticated scientific laboratory,” says retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who ...

When the Space Shuttle lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in 1981, it was the first reusable spacecraft. The massive orange external fuel tank was the major component designed to be destroyed on ...

A group of gold commemorative coins that traveled into orbit aboard an infamous NASA space shuttle recently fetched a series of historically high bids at auction. Ever since a collection of Sacagawea ...

Seasonal delights and space do go together. Here's a first look at the Taste of Space: Fall Bites! offerings at Kennedy Space ...

Being in orbit is great. Not so much if you want a carbonated beverage Andrew J. Ross These two cola cans—which were customized for use aboard the space shuttle—are in the permanent collection of the ...