CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — Early Thursday morning, United Launch Alliance successfully launched satellites for the U.S. Space Force. However, ULA reported an "observation" with the launch.

Satellite collisions in orbit could trigger a catastrophic global chain reaction, potentially halting space exploration, destroying GPS and raising risks for Maryland's aerospace sector, which ...

After several tests of unusual “nesting doll” satellites in low-Earth orbit, Russia is now fielding operational anti-satellite weapons with valuable US government satellites in their crosshairs, the ...

There was nothing terribly remarkable about the Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 satellites—at least not at first. Iridium was a 1,500 lb. communications satellite the U.S. launched into space in 1997; ...

The company paused commercial flights in June 2024 to develop its new "Delta class" spaceplanes. Ground testing for the new spaceplane is scheduled to begin in April, with flight tests to follow.

Space Junk provides an imaginative look at space exploration’s future and past. By Steven Kurutz As Artemis II lifted off last week, sending NASA astronauts on a 10-day swing around the moon, another ...

Space Force has awarded 14 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $1.8 billion contract vehicle to build satellites and other systems for use in space domain awareness efforts. The Andromeda ...

Artemis II pilot Victor Glover, left, and Commander Reid Wiseman steer the Orion spacecraft during a demonstration on Flight Day 1 in space. Credit: NASA The tracker turns a complex deep space mission ...

ATLAS serves as a primary tool for Mission Delta 2’s 18th Space Defense Squadron operators for space catalog administration and maintenance, observation association, maneuver and de-orbit detection ...

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NASA's Artemis II mission launched from Florida on Wednesday, April 1, with four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon. The mission is the first crewed lunar mission in 54 years and will ...

NASA's Artemis Real-time Orbit Website has you covered. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Artemis 2 astronauts are on their way ...