In theory, water-based propulsion systems are a low-cost, safer alternative to conventional engines. Water is easier to ...

As Florida’s space industry accelerates at an unprecedented pace, the University of South Florida is stepping into a larger ...

ISS BioAsteroid study shows bacteria and fungi can extract metals from meteorite material in microgravity, offering insights for future space resource use ...

A new study led by an international team of researchers has proposed Triboelectric Nanogenerators (TENGs) as a transformative solution for space exploration. TENGs are lightweight generators that ...

NASA’s orbital debris program officially began in 1979. Lacking an official program designation at the time, it was initiated in the Space Sciences Branch at Johnson Space Center (JSC) as a result of ...

Low Earth orbit is starting to look less like pristine frontier and more like a crowded scrapyard, packed with dead satellites, spent rocket stages, and fragments that no longer serve any purpose.

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Reusable launch vehicles — such as SpaceX’s Starship and Blue Origin’s New Glenn, Stoke Space’s Nova, Rocket Lab’s Neutron ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is due to close down by 2030, and Russia, one of its main partners, is designing its own replacement orbital laboratory. After a decade of planning to place its ...

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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...