China launched its third and final module Monday in its effort to complete its permanent space station as competition with the United States continues to intensify. Mengtian was launched into space ...

Space Rider is ESA's reusable spacecraft in development. It will be about the size of two minivans and will allow for many kinds of missions, ranging from pharmaceutical research to in-orbit ...

The company conducted a spectacular burst test on a full-scale LIFE module to assess the strength of its pressure shell. Reading time 2 minutes You can’t fly an inflatable module to space without ...

A 300-cubic-meter inflatable module exceeded NASA safety margins by more than 20% in a recent burst test. Credit: Sierra Space LONDON — Sierra Space has completed a second full-scale burst test of an ...

That's one big bang for space station safety. Sierra Space deliberately blew up its first full-scale space station module prototype recently to get ready for future space missions that could take ...

A subscale version of Sierra Space's LIFE module, equipped with a metallic plate representing a window, is prepared for a burst test. Credit: Sierra Space KIHEI, Hawaii — Sierra Space conducted ...

China continues to progress in building its own space station, named Tiangong. This week the third module of the new station arrived in orbit and was added to the station, and Chinese astronauts ...

On June 25, 1997, a Russian Progress M-34 spacecraft collided with the Russian Mir space station. [‘On This Day in Space’ ...

China successfully docked a second laboratory module to its under-construction space station, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said Monday, as the country takes a step closer to completing its ...

Explore the Lunar Module (LM) through stunning animations and real-life images provided by NASA. This video showcases various features related to space exploration and includes contributions from a ...

Inflatable space habitats are reportedly the next biggest venture by startup Max Space, hoping to make the Moon and Mars habitable for humanity. Max Space's habitats are reportedly the largest modules ...

Update: Wentian docked to the Tianhe module of China's Tiangong space station on Sunday (July 24) at 3:15 p.m. EDT (1913 GMT), according to a statement from China's space agency. China is set to add a ...