In a cutting-edge milestone for orbital innovation, the U.S. military‘s secretive X-37B space plane has begun advanced aerobraking maneuvers to shift its orbit. Launched on its seventh mission ...

That U.S. Space Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-7 ... was placed in an orbit higher than any of the earlier space plane missions – into a highly elliptical high Earth orbit.

Some high-density airspace regions could have as high as a 26% of being affected by an uncontrolled rocket body reentry.

Will the 2025 launch total set another new record? Stay tuned. Crews at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and neighboring Cape ...

Beyond the ISS, Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser Cargo System (DCCS) may also serve future orbital installations in similar capacities. Milestones like Sierra Space’s Joint Test 10B are needed to c ...

If Dream Chaser looks like a blast from the past, it's not surprising. Not only is it a spaceplane like the NASA Space Shuttle that lifts off atop a conventional rocket booster and lands back on ...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is only the third reusable rocket in the orbital space business, after SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets. New Glenn stands more than 320 feet (98 meters ...

sending space tourists to the edge of space, New Glenn takes Blue Origin into the new territory of orbital space missions. Taller than the Statue of Liberty at more than 320 feet tall, New Glenn ...

Adding to the pressure, Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket reached orbital space for the first time overnight, a potential turning point in the commercial space race. SpaceX has long dominated ...

Space infrastructure company Loft Orbital has raised $170 million in Series C funding co-led by Tikehau Capital and Axial Partners. Notably, the amount of the Series C financing is greater than ...

The discussion centers on Loft Orbital’s innovative approach as a “space-as-a-service” provider, simplifying satellite deployment for customers. The company recently announced $170 million ...