What actually happens to a spacecraft during its fiery last moments? That's the key question for the European Space Agency's Draco mission, planned for 2027.

NASA engineers explain how a new flat satellite design just worked in orbit, and why it could matter far beyond this mission.

There is huge promise in AI to transform spacecraft design. From near real-time performance calculations that enable broader design space exploration, to generative algorithms using mission ...

On March 31, 1962, NASA approved the design of the new Gemini spacecraft. This small capsule could carry two astronauts into space at a time. NASA created the Gemini program to help the U.S. get ready ...

Rocket launches waste valuable materials and release greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting chemicals. Experts explore applying reduce, reuse, recycle to spacecraft design, repair, and repurposing. “As ...

What everyone agrees on is that NASA needs a new spacecraft capable of relaying communications from Mars to Earth. This issue ...