There’s more to deep-space missions than merely launching astronauts into outer space and saying “good luck!” The eventual goal necessitates a long-term plan for deep-space habitation; a place where ...

An illustration of the Ixion module, an upper stage left in orbit and refitted as a space station module, being attached to the ISS. Credit: NanoRacks HOUSTON — A five-month study supported by NASA ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. LONDON — The deep-space flights of NASA's next manned spaceship will be powered by a European ...

A new airplane design created by Swiss scientists could end airport gridlock forever. The idea, from Switzerland’s Federal Polytechnic Institute, calls for airplanes to have separate, interchangeable ...

HOUSTON — A five-month study supported by NASA has concluded that it is technically feasible to convert a launch vehicle upper stage into a habitat module that could be used on the International Space ...