Spacecraft of the future may be able to detect and repair their own structural damage in orbit, a capability that could make long-duration missions and reusable launch vehicles more resilient.

The fast-growing space economy is projected to surpass $1.8 trillion by 2035, and FIU is leading the way. From next-generation materials and antennas to space governance, FIU researchers are ...

The Colorado company Lux Aeterna wants to help open up the space economy with a fleet of fully reusable satellites, and it just raised to some money to help make that happen.

Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) have changed the course of an asteroid in order to ...

A new study led by an international team of researchers has proposed Triboelectric Nanogenerators (TENGs) as a transformative solution for space exploration. TENGs are lightweight generators that ...

The recent flight of Europe’s Ariane 6 flagship launcher, in its most powerful 4-booster configuration, marked the renewal of European autonomous access to space, and its capacity to deliver ...

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Addressing the problem of orbital debris requires taking a long-term view, but such a view can be difficult for federal agencies that must operate subject to the variability of annual budgets. Even if ...