D printing has become commonplace. Nowadays, few people remember that the first object printed using this innovative technology was a toy toad. Almost 40 years have passed since then, and during this ...

Dr. Li’s innovative approach involves creating a virtual environment that simulates the exact conditions of the lunar surface ...

As an asteroid mining start-up's latest mission goes awry, Josh Sims looks at how close we really are to extracting rare minerals from the many celestial bodies above us.

With a larger capacity than Electron, the Neutron would compete directly with SpaceX’s Falcon and help Rocket ... two new superalloys for use in 3D printing of reusable rockets with space ...

In 2009, Wilmore piloted the Space Shuttle Atlantis on its mission to the ISS, and in 2014, he was part of the ISS crew that used a 3D printer to manufacture a tool -- a ratchet wrench -- in space ...

Following a mission early on Monday, the first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket entered the record books by becoming the ...

SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket with Starlink satellites from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida Saturday evening. The launch is scheduled to lift off at 8:53 p.m. Saturday. Backup ...

SpaceX is targeting 3 p.m. on Monday for the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink satellites into low-earth orbit. Officials say the rocket's first-stage booster will land on the Of ...

A brand-new Falcon 9 booster launched a batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit from California's foggy central coast today (April 7). A never-before-flown Falcon 9 rocket launched the ...