Thanks to not-so-recent advances in technology, we can shoot just about anything into space, or at the very least into Earth's orbit. At first, we launched spy satellites during the Cold War, but once ...

NASA shows how space takes a toll on men and women differently. — -- With an upcoming mission to Mars, NASA is studying the ways that living in space affects both men and women. In a study ...

NASA engineers successfully completed ground testing of a system that will allow an inflatable heat shield to be tested in low-Earth orbit next year. The Bernard Kutter Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of ...

The space industry is a growing consumer of industrial gases, but in one surprising respect the opportunity could be growing ...

Purdue University researchers are collaborating with NASA to study cryogenic liquids in zero gravity, leading to the possibility of propellant depots and refueling spacecraft in orbit. As we plan for ...

We've all had dreams of being up in space and experiencing the freedom of zero gravity, no longer bound by the strange force that keeps us stuck on the ground. But this experience is limited to the ...

Company Becomes First Private Entity to Utilize Space Shuttle Runway and Landing Facility for Regular, Non-NASA Flights, Set to Begin June 24 NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Zero Gravity ...

Dear Doctors: Our 11-year-old son is fascinated with those astronauts who are stuck on the space station. One of the things he asks about a lot is how being in space for that long affects the human ...