Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Update: SpaceX is now targeting Wednesday, Jan. 15 for its seventh test flight of Starship, according to an X post. The year ahead ...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing of both solar panels, the final step in checking out these critical spacecraft components in preparation for launch this fall.

In his youth, NASA technologist Les Johnson was riveted by the 1974 novel "The Mote in God's Eye," by Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven, in which an alien spacecraft propelled by solar sails visits ...

SpaceX has been testing the Starship vehicle for Flight 7, which now has an FAA license for a launch expected in January. Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON — SpaceX plans to test several upgrades to its ...

The secondary mirror—visible in the top right corner of the image—is among the most important pieces of equipment on the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and is essential to the success ...

NASA is currently working on a spacecraft called Lucy and has announced that it has successfully completed a solar panel deployment test. Lucy has completed thermal vacuum testing of both solar panels ...

Update: January 16, 4:04 p.m. ET: An updated SpaceX tweet lists the start time of the broadcast at 4:57 p.m. ET, suggesting launch at roughly 5:30 p.m. ET. Update: January 16, 10:43 a.m. ET: With ...

At 24 feet (7.3 meters) across each, Lucy’s two solar panels underwent initial deployment tests in January 2021. In this photo, a technician at Lockheed Martin Space in Denver, Colorado, inspects one ...

After weeks of preparation, SpaceX is now preparing for the seventh flight test of the Starship vehicle on Monday afternoon. In a first, the Starship will attempt a Starlink payload deployment test – ...