There have been several attempts over the decades to build a so-called Single Stage to Orbit (SSTO) vehicle, but thus far, ...

A European Space Agency antenna located at Cebreros, near Avila, Spain, will transmit the waltz into space. Johann Strauss II's popular orchestral piece "By the Beautiful Blue Danube" has been ...

The ESA competition aims to foster independent access to space by supporting emerging small- and medium-lift rocket ...

The European Space Agency said on Monday it was studying the impact of U.S. budget proposals that include cuts to NASA moon programmes in which it has a role, and said it remained open to ...

This undated photo released by the European Space Agency shows the 35 meter-diameter deep-space dish antenna, DSA-2, in Cebreros, Spain, receiving the first signals from Venus Express.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A still from a scene "2001: A Space Odyssey," which famously used Johann Strauss II's "Blue ...

The Invictus project is leveraging tech that the now-defunct British company Reaction Engines developed for a huge space plane called Skylon.

In 2020, the European Space Agency signed a contract with Swiss start-up ClearSpace SA to "purchase a unique service: the ...

The ISS will travel over part of the U.S. and Canada on Thursday night, giving millions a chance to view it as it flies by.

Two NASA satellites rocketed into orbit from California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday, commencing a $170 million ...

Debris from rockets and satellites can fall back to Earth or collide with other objects, and wreckage that burns up can harm ...