The unbelievable story behind the ‘most terrifying’ image NASA has ever taken of astronaut Bruce McCandless II who did the first-ever untethered spacewalk.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

One result of this approach was plumbing that leaked hydrogen fuel into the guts of the space shuttle engines, where it did ...

A spacecraft that is used to bring food, fuel and other supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) has reportedly been damaged, putting future trips on hold. Nasa and Northrop Grumman had ...

Magdrive is working on three versions of its space thrusters, and because they run on solid metal, they might one day even be powered by space junk collected directly in orbit, turning it from threat ...

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With decades of experience on projects like the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station, Buhler sees this as a game-changer for space travel.

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

A spacecraft that is used to bring food, fuel and other supplies to the International Space Station has reportedly been ...