International Astronautical Congress: Complete Coverage

CAS Space is preparing to launch its first liquid propellant rocket, the Kinetica 2, carrying a prototype cargo spacecraft — the latest sign of China's accelerating commercial launch sector.

At a major space congress in Sydney, leaders from NASA, ESA, ISRO, CNSA, and more shared visions for humanity's return to the moon, journeys to Mars and the tech shaping the future of space.

SpaceX and Vast Space are looking for research ideas to fly aboard Vast's new Haven-1 space station launching later this year.

ESA's 'Explore 2040' strategy sets its sights on low Earth orbit, the moon and Mars, demanding greater innovation and increased European presence in space.

More than 100 partners have signed Europe's Zero Debris Charter, a push to help get Earth's space junk problem under control.

'If the engines light and the ship doesn't blow itself up … I think we've got a decent chance of reaching orbit.'

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk will give an update about the company's Starship vehicle today (Oct. 5), and you can watch it live.

Europe plans to launch Eagle-1, the first space-based quantum key distribution system for the European Union, in 2024, which could lead to an ultrasecure communications network.

A number of emerging European commercial rocket companies are vying to reach orbit first, with debut launches expected in the second half of 2023.

Vast Space, which is backed by a cryptocurrency billionaire, says it is in the early stages of looking at artificial gravity space stations, but few details are available..