The satellite, named Vanguard-1, was a test of launch capabilities during the early days of the historic space age. Other satellites of its time have reentered through Earth’s atmosphere ...

The first results from the unique observation campaign were released in early April at the European Conference on Space Debris in Bonn, Germany. The satellite burn-up, a meteor-like event lasting ...

Japan has long been at the forefront of space exploration ... the world’s first wooden satellite. Unlike traditional metal-based satellites, LignoSat is designed to burn up completely upon ...

Other ideas include Japan’s mostly wooden satellite concept and a system to collect satellites in space and reprocess their metal components into new ones. But reusing satellites hasn’t yet ...

For the second time in six months, SpaceX will deploy a US military satellite that was sitting in storage, waiting for a slot on United Launch Alliance's launch schedule. Space Systems Command ...

A satellite with a 40-foot extendable antenna has launched into space with a giant mission: to map all of the world’s forests — ecosystems that are crucial for absorbing carbon and slowing ...

“We are excited to collaborate with Saturn Satellite Networks on the groundbreaking SBN-X initiative,” said Carol Craig, CEO of Sidus Space. “The selection of Sidus as Saturn's partner ...

the European Space Agency announced on Tuesday. The satellite, named Biomass, launched with a rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, New Guinea, and separated from the rocket less than an hour ...

A bit of the original ship’s wooden deck accompanied the crew to space. Their medical tests continued at splashdown. All four got out of the capsule on their own, heaving bags of equipment so ...

As Ars Technica reports, such a spacecraft could give the military a much faster way to respond to threats to national security in orbit compared to sending a satellite on a rocket into space.

Northrop Grumman will demonstrate satellite refueling in a forthcoming Space Force mission called Elixir. (Northrop Grumman) The Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to develop a ...