The latest information on spaceships, satellites, the International Space Station, astronauts and space travel.
Election Day 2016 in Space
An American flag in the windows of the cupola aboard the International Space Station, Election Day 2016.
Orion Crew Module Recovery Testing
U.S. Navy and NASA are conducting a series of tests on the recovery of the Orion crew module.
Webb Space Telescope is finally complete
After 20 years of construction, NASA finally finished building the James Webb Space Telescope.
2016- A space Odyssey in 4K
Take a detailed 4K fisheye fly-through of the International Space Station…
Spacecraft with Antimatter propulsion could reach Earth’s twin in 84 years
The fastest today’s spacecraft would take 74,420 years to reach another solar system, but with antimatter propulsion could reach it in just 84 years.
Rise of Earth and Venus viewed from the Moon
Rise of Earth and Venus in a video created by JAXA Kaguya spacecraft, orbiting the Moon…
Asgardia the first ‘Space Nation’
For those that don’t want to live in our planet anymore, try Asgardia, the first ‘space nation.’
Star Trails from Low Earth Orbit
Astronauts on the International Space Station captured a series of incredible star trail images on Oct. 3, 2016, as they orbited at 17,500 miles per hour.
Mars and back on one tank of fuel
Known as the Neumann Drive, the radical ion engine could one day go to Mars and back on a single tank of fuel.
In-flight Escape Test Live Webcast
Blue Origin successfully concluded a crew capsule escape system, by ejecting the capsule (and any future astronaut) out of an exploding rocket during liftoff. Watch the video…