Re-entering Earth’s atmosphere is one of the most dangerous phases of any space mission. This video explains how spacecraft ...

Two Earth Return Missions in Two Months: Rocket Lab Demonstrates Rapid Re-entry Capability with Third Pioneer Spacecraft for Varda Space Industries Designed and built by Rocket Lab, the Pioneer ...

ESA's ERS-2 satellite has been captured by HEO Robotics cameras in space ahead of Earth re-entry. See an animation of the ERS-2 and the imagery here. Credit: Space.com | ESA / HEO Robotics | edited by ...

BEIJING -- China's defunct and reportedly out-of-control Tiangong 1 space station is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere sometime this weekend. It poses only a slight risk to people and property ...

On Wednesday evening, the European Space Agency's (ESA's) European Remote Sensing 2 (ERS-2) satellite will re-enter the Earth's atmosphere, just under 13 years after its mission ended. ERS-2 was ...

Cygnus undocked from the ISS today (July 12) at 7:01 a.m. ET. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A private cargo spacecraft departed ...

SpaceX is about to test a system aimed at overcoming the communications blackout that happens when a spacecraft re-enters Earth’s atmosphere from orbit. Almost every spacecraft that has returned to ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Outpost Technologies Corporation (Outpost), pioneering multi-ton Earth return to advance development of the space economy, announced that the company is selected ...

Seeing plasma build up beneath a spacecraft in near-real time is uncommon. By Kenneth Chang and Michael Roston Just past the 45-minute mark of the Starship vehicle’s journey through space on Thursday, ...

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, today announced its record turnaround of two Earth ...