Scientists and engineers are diligently working on innovative concepts to make the next era of human spaceflight more powerful and more efficient using nuclear propulsion. One of these designs, known ...

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In addition to five Starship-Super Heavy launches—three of which reached their targeted near-orbital altitudes and are ...

A Pallas-1 second stage being prepared for a hot fire test in Anhui province, in September 2025. Credit: Galactic Energy SYDNEY — Beijing-based Galactic Energy has raised what appears China’s largest ...

The roots of material science in space began in the mid-20th century during the dawn of the space race. Image Credit: Indometeus/Wikimedia Commons To begin with, rockets, space shuttles, and ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Space may be the final frontier, but the modern race to launch rockets and satellites at an unsurpassed rate has generated a large and rapidly ...

SpaceX did not just have a good year in 2025, it fundamentally reshaped the launch market. Out of a global field crowded with ...