Space is getting crowded — humans have now placed over 20,000 satellites into orbit since the start of the space age, and ...

The Space Shuttle launched to space strapped to a massive external fuel tank and a pair of solid rocket boosters, but it too contributed to the thrust it needed to escape Earth's gravity.

A Boeing X-37B miniature space shuttle sent into space by the U.S. military successfully returned from the Earth’s orbit on ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. military’s classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on Friday after circling the world for 434 days. The space plane blasted into orbit from NASA’s Kennedy ...

Dr. Charles Buhler, a veteran NASA engineer and co-founder of Exodus Propulsion Technologies, has revealed a startling breakthrough. His team’s propellantless propulsion drive has successfully ...

For now, the system is not refuelable. In the more distant future, however, Stokes believes the system could obtain its fuel from existing space junk, by harvesting dead satellites for metal to ...

Classified mini space shuttle X-37B returns to Earth after 434 days, showcasing military experiments and orbit-changing ...

(AP) — The U.S. military’s classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on Friday ... by using atmospheric drag to slow down, saving fuel. This image provided by United States Space Force ...