So many of our favorite space-based stories take place a long way from home. Even The Martian, which is among the most realistic science fiction stories in recent memory, takes place all the way on ...
If you think the space race ended with the moon landing, it's time for an update. Space travel is slowly growing from the ultra-exclusive purview of governments to the environment of the exploring ...
An $844,000 Australian Space Agency grant will fund several advanced prototype and concept compression space suits, each designed to protect astronauts from the physical strains of space missions. Led ...
The U-2 spy plane flies at staggering altitudes for reconnaissance, requiring pilots to wear space suits to protect against ...
Polaris Dawn will launch on Monday, and the private space mission will do some ambitious and risky things. In a time when we regularly see multiple commercial spacecraft docked at the ISS at the same ...
Astronauts, prepare for takeoff. SpaceX just unveiled groundbreaking new gear for the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission. Over the weekend, the company shared an update on its website that the crew would ...
China is planning to put people on the Moon around 2030 and is showing off the new space suits they'll be wearing. At a media event, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) had two astronauts put the ...
One of the toughest problems of space navigation is to dress spacemen so they can live and function outside the controlled environment of their cabins. Even for high-altitude airplane pilots, ...
Flagsuit LLC, a new startup founded by NASA Astronaut Glove Challenge winner Peter Homer, shipped their first commercially produced space suit gloves to Los Angeles-based Orbital Outfitters last month ...
Read full article: Musk tells Trump stranded Starliner astronauts will be back ASAP SpaceX said they are also building a production and integration facility called Gigabay at KSC Read full article: ...
In another SpaceX milestone, billionaire Jared Isaacman and company crew trainer Sarah Gillis took turns floating just outside their Crew Dragon capsule early Thursday in the first privately-financed ...
The National Air and Space Museum welcomed the public into five more of its renovated galleries on Monday, including two showcasing spaceflight artifacts. The new exhibitions shine modern light on ...