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By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX just fired up all six engines on the Starship upper stage that will conduct the vehicle's 15th test flight, potentially keeping everything on track for a launch next month.

By Josh Dinner Published
Point-to-point delivery, or P2D, is a VBD according to the AFRL.

By Hanneke Weitering Published
On Oct. 28, 1971, the United Kingdom launched its first satellite. Here's why it mattered.

By Michaela Musilova Published
Confined inside a research station 22 feet (7 meters) underwater, Analog Astronaut Commander Dr. Musilova and her crew performed research and maintenance activities like future astronauts on Mars.

By Elizabeth Howell Published
Joshua Kutryk will venture outside the International Space Station on Oct. 29, on the first spacewalk by a Canadian astronaut in more than seven years. Here's how to watch it live.

By Josh Dinner Published
Virgin Galactic has officially unveiled its first "Delta-class" space plane, and announced the results of the worldwide vote to choose its name.

By Brett Tingley Published
A U.S. military intelligence agency has released an incredible new photograph of China's secretive space plane, showing it docked to another spacecraft in orbit.

By Josh Dinner Published
Space tourism is about to make a comeback.

By Michaela Musilova Published
Analog Astronaut Commander and Aquanaut Michaela Musilova led underwater simulated “spacewalks” in low visibility to test astronaut safety and communication protocols during simulated space missions.

By Mike Wall Published
Cowboy Space just gave us our first look at its "Big Iron" rocket, which the company will use to build its AI data center constellation. Big Iron's debut is targeted for late 2028.
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