helmet cameras and advanced joint mobility systems -- once the orbit is back down to roughly 430 miles. SpaceX has scheduled the EVA for 0623 GMT on Thursday, with a backup window on Friday at the ...

Called the X-33, it was based on a concept called SSTO — or “single stage to orbit.” SSTO does away with the rocket stages of conventional space flight — where rockets containing engines ...

I’ll break it down, as this whole ‘Low Earth Orbit’ satellite thingy is new to a lot of us and can get us trying to breakdance like an Australian Olympian! In layman terms the Starlink ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The astronauts living aboard China's Tiangong space station have been busy. The three Shenzhou 18 ...

The astronaut trio's recent activities include acupoint stimulation tests. The astronauts living aboard China's Tiangong space station have been busy. The three Shenzhou 18 crewmembers ...

Meanwhile, the rocket's upper stage successfully lifted 21 broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit, SpaceX reported. Cape Canaveral: Is there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, NASA rocket launch ...

Editor's Note: Launch of the Polaris Dawn mission, the first commercial flight to Earth orbit featuring a non-government, civilian spacewalk, has been delayed at least 24 hours, from 3:38 a.m. EDT ...

Read on for the Season 7 solutions plus the list of rewards. Another season of Invasion Mode is here. This is a single-player game mode with a map that looks like a board game. Players can complete ...

When the mission commences with the launch of a SpaceX Dragon capsule, four private astronauts will rocket into the upper reaches of Earth's orbit, where they will conduct the first-ever ...

The mission is about more than altitude records and a private spacewalk. Update for 11 p.m. ET on Aug. 27: SpaceX has now delayed the Polaris Dawn launch until no earlier than Aug. 30 due to a ...

Polaris Dawn plans to not only orbit Earth higher than any astronauts have in more than 50 years but to also feature the first private spacewalk. The mission was originally scheduled to launch ...

The debris scattered by the spacecraft on impact also played a role in the disturbed equilibrium between the moon and its asteroid, shortening Dimorphos' orbit around Didymos. Interestingly ...