The last time a nuclear reactor operated in space, Richard Nixon was president. That was the SNAP-10A, a small experimental ...

But Kennedy sold the space program instrumentally as well, in a more familiar politician’s register. Sometimes he used the ...

Americans’ opinion of space exploration is pretty high.

In December 2017, the first Trump administration signed a directive refocusing the space program on sending American ...

It’ll be one quick step for man. NASA plans to land astronauts on the moon within two years after Artemis II’s successful ...

Over the first quarter of the 21st century, two major trends have transformed the global space industry. The first is the rapid rise of China’s space program, which only flew its first human to orbit ...

Beijing’s Satellite Town, a specialized hub for satellite manufacturers and operators in Haidian District, is expected to ...

While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed this insightful question: ...

Russia has delayed the launch of three spacecraft - the Luna-28, Luna-29, and Luna-30 ...

Blue Origin has “paused” its New Shepard program for the next two years, a move that likely signals a permanent end to the suborbital space tourism initiative. The small rocket and capsule have been ...

The miniature nuclear reactors are eventually intended for widespread adoption on remote US military bases, where they could reduce the need for vast shipments of imported fuel.