The capsule launched on a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday. The Exploration Company, which built the spacecraft, described the mission as a “partial success” and ...

A European reentry capsule notched some important milestones on its first-ever spaceflight last week — and took some photos to commemorate the trip. Phoenix 1, a prototype spacecraft built by German ...

California startup Varda Space Industries has completed its third successful space capsule return mission. After 8.5 weeks in orbit, W-3 softly touched down at the Koonibba Test Range operated by ...

The Exploration Co.’s Nyx capsule was lost after reentry, the company announced June 24. Its second attempt, dubbed Mission Possible, to demonstrate the Nyx reentry capsule was a “partial success ...

Designed and built by Rocket Lab, the Pioneer spacecraft hosted Varda’s capsule on orbit for 60 days LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), ...

Well, they’re finally back! After what turned into a much longer trip than anyone expected, the astronauts from the historic ‘Astronaut Returns’ mission have touched down safely. What was supposed to ...

Varda Space Industries is a winner of the 2025 Gizmodo Science Fair for successfully launching a first-of-its-kind in-orbit manufacturing spacecraft and returning it to Earth, bringing home a batch of ...

A capsule created by German aerospace startup The Exploration Company crash-landed in the ocean with a payload that included human remains and cannabis seeds. When you purchase through links on our ...

Given the mounting number of objects in orbit, this is likely to be a more regular occurrence. It’s costly in terms of damage to equipment, and increasingly a threat to life. When a piece of debris ...

A recent spacewalk conducted byChinese astronauts on the Shenzhou 21 mission sheds new light on the growing issue of space ...

California startup Varda Space Industries has completed its third successful space capsule return mission. Varda's W-3 reentry capsule landed in South Australia on Tuesday night (May 13), delivering a ...