The U.S. Space Force is looking for advanced technologies for space-based interceptors that can intercept ballistic missiles ...

From the tragedy of the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 to the now-routine return of commercial spacecraft, heat shields—formally called thermal protection systems—are critical for protecting ...

From the tragedy of the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 to the now-routine return of commercial spacecraft, heat ...

"Fiddler on the Moon: Judaism in Space" investigates how the religion would adapt to spaceflight and environments where ...

The biggest hurdle the Air Force has to overcome with hypersonic flight is the heat generated between the jet and the air at ...

The North American X-15 did more than set records; it quietly redrew the map of what a piloted aircraft could survive at the edge of space. By pushing hypersonic flight to extremes that still stand ...

Discover how the International Space Station was built, from Zarya and Unity in 1998 to Destiny, helping you understand each ...

Arizona senator, former Navy captain, fighter pilot and NASA astronaut, Mark Kelly, said this: ...

Donald Trump's threats against Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly have only served to elevate the decorated combat veteran as a hero in ...

When Columbia was destroyed during reentry in 2003, a small piece of foam was ultimately blamed—but investigators also asked whether a daring in-orbit rescue was ever truly possible. This segment ...

Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, both Republicans of Texas, want the space shuttle Discovery to be moved to Space Center Houston from its current location at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near ...

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