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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2024 - In a significant step forward for space propulsion technologies, NASA is poised to launch its innovative Advanced Composite Solar Sail System aboard Rocket Labs Electron rocket from Launch Complex

NASA is launching the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System. The technology could be used to support much larger sails than before.

Sailing through space might sound like something out of science fiction, but the concept is no longer limited to books or the big screen. In April, a

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Advanced Space's CAPSTONE mission has been operating near the Moon for over 440 days, focusing on testing Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) technologies in a cislunar environment. The mission, officially known as the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navig

The Tianzhou 7 has delivered fresh fruit and carefully chosen treats for Lunar New Year celebrations in low-Earth orbit.

Dear taikonauts, your order on its way, keep an eye out for it! Carrying over 260 items of cargo that weighs about 5.6 tons, Chinas Tianzhou-7, currently the worlds mightiest cargo spacecraft, is sailing toward the China Space Station after an awe-inspiring take-off from a Long March-7 carrier rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in South Chinas tropical island province of Hainan at 10:27 pm on Wednesday.

NASA's four CubeSat spacecraft for the Starling mission have met all their key objectives, marking a successful demonstration of autonomous swarm operations

The agency is repurposing its Hayabusa2 spacecraft to intercept and deflect an Earth-bound fast-moving asteroid.

Eight U.S. university teams are partnering with NASA to advance technologies for small spacecraft, increasing their capability to support the agency’s science