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America at 500: Where will we be in space in 2276?

By Mike Wall Published 3 July 26

When the U.S. was born, humanity was still seven years away from balloon-borne flight. Where might we be another 250 years from now, should the nation be fortunate enough to survive that long?

Vast, builder of private space stations, launches line of high-power satellites

By Mike Wall Published 19 May 26

The California startup Vast, which is best known for its space station plans, announced today (May 19) that it's launching a new line of high-power satellites.

Astronauts photograph Lyrid meteor shower from ISS | Space photo of the day for April 21, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 21 April 26

NASA's Jessica Meir spotted the Lyrids from aboard the space station.

Artemis 2 and Tiangong space station astronauts set record for farthest distance between humans

By Julian Dossett Published 18 April 26

For a few moments on April 6, the four Artemis 2 moon astronauts and the three crewmates aboard China's Tiangong space station were farther away from each other than any humans had ever been.

Could NASA use expandable habitats for its Artemis moon bases? These two companies are betting millions

By Josh Dinner Published 11 March 26

Voyager Technologies is backing lunar habitat developer Max Space with a new multi-million-dollar investment aimed at accelerating development of expandable modules for future missions to the moon.

Congress wants the International Space Station to keep flying until 2032. Here's why

By Mike Wall Published 9 March 26

Congress is pushing to extend the International Space Station's life by two years, to give commercial outposts more time to step into its shoes.

Vast raises $500 million to keep developing 'Haven' private space stations

By Mike Wall Published 5 March 26

Vast has raised $500 million in new funding, which the California startup will put toward its goal of getting private space stations up and running in Earth orbit.

'Fully unlocking the orbital economy': This California company will fly astronauts to the space station in 2027

By Mike Wall Published 16 February 26

NASA has selected the California startup Vast to operate the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is targeted for summer 2027.

Russia patents space station designed to generate artificial gravity

By Andrew Jones Published 23 December 25

According to the patent, habitable modules would rotate around a central axis to simulate gravity for crew by producing an outward-pushing centrifugal force.

Meet Qingzhou, China's next-gen cargo craft for its Tiangong space station (video)

By Andrew Jones Published 22 December 25

Qingzhou is a lighter and potentially lower-cost alternative to China's Tianzhou freighter.