In theory, water-based propulsion systems are a low-cost, safer alternative to conventional engines. Water is easier to ...

China and SpaceX plan solar-powered AI data centers in orbit. Could space become the cheapest place to run artificial ...

A space rocket company has announced plans to appoint administrators after failing to secure the funding it needed. Orbex had been “on the cusp” of the first test launches of its microlauncher Prime ...

On February 21, 2026, SpaceX made history with the launch of two Falcon 9 rockets, setting a new record for rocket reusability. One of the rockets achieved its 33rd successful re-flight, a testament ...

After a string of dramatic failures, the huge Starship rocket from SpaceX had a fully successful test on Oct. 13, 2025. A couple more test flights, and SpaceX plans to launch it into orbit. A month ...

In this episode of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Juan Alonso — CTO and Co-founder of Luminary Cloud and professor at Stanford University — about the rapid transformation underway in ...

The typical number of people in space at any given time is currently ten: seven on the International Space Station shared by the space agencies of America, Canada, Europe, Japan and Russia, and three ...

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Overview AI’s excessive power consumption is pushing data infrastructure beyond Earth’s physical limits.Falling launch costs make orbital computing experiments ...

If the company can get its rocket of the future to an official launch, it stands to do very well indeed.