Rocket Lab designed and built the Pioneer spacecraft that hosted Varda’s capsule on orbit for six weeks carrying payloads for the U.S. Air Force Research Lab and NASA. The companies have concluded ...

Even in space, what goes up sometimes comes back down: spent rocket stages, defunct satellites and other bits of space debris ...

A Danish non-profit organization launched its homemade space capsule Sunday (Aug. 12) in a key test of the craft's safety systems. Copenhagen Suborbitals' "Beautiful Betty" capsule — with a crash-test ...

The creator of the futuristic Orion capsule, the only spacecraft capable of speeding aeronauts to the Moon, is set to begin ...

Which US rocket companies achieved the most during 2025? Once again, Ars Technica is here to provide some answers in the form ...

SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket company, launched the first recycled rocket with a recycled capsule Friday in Florida to deliver groceries to the International Space Station for NASA, CNBC reported. It was ...

The increasing number of commercial space launches and the upward trend in upmass serve as unmistakable signs of space ...

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Hera spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at the binary asteroid system Didymos in November ...

Despite these issues, NASA and SpaceX are proceeding cautiously with the Crew-10 launch, emphasizing safety as their top priority. The Dragon spacecraft for Crew-10 was swapped due to battery problems ...

Here's a brief rundown of 12 of 2025's most memorable mishaps. One caveat first, though: There is no shame in being on the ...

Touchdown for In-Space Manufacturing Mission: Rocket Lab’s Pioneer Spacecraft Delivers Re-Entry for Varda’s In-Space Manufacturing Capsule in South Australia Rocket Lab designed and built the Pioneer ...