The European Space Agency's ClearSpace-1 satellite was zeroing in on the spent payload adaptor from a 2013 rocket launch. Its…
Satellites often offer new perspectives when they launch. Sometimes because of the location they are placed in - sometimes because…
On one particular day in 2021, astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the ISS must have felt a pin-prick of fear and…
Plenty of news stories have focused on the danger posed by Kessler syndrome. In this condition, space is made inaccessible…
A clear sky is a prerequisite for most astronomers imaging the cosmos. However, with the proliferation of satellite trails, astronomers…
Technology Readiness Levels (or TRLs) are commonly used in the space industry to determine what level of development a technology…
Human technology is crossing another threshold. Tractor beams have been common in science fiction for decades. Now a team of…
Typically when you think of a satellite, you think of a metal box with electronic components inside it. But that…
A revolution in space manufacturing is coming. Enabled by cheaper launch costs, companies are scrambling to take advantage of easier…
New in-space propulsion techniques seem to be popping out of the woodwork. The level of innovation behind moving things around…