"We are working to make reentry as commonplace as launch." California startup Varda Space Industries has completed its third successful space capsule return mission. Varda's W-3 reentry capsule ...

In 1973, the United States launched Skylab, its first manned orbiting laboratory. Skylab was in orbit until -- long abandoned -- it plunged to Earth July 11, 1979, scattering debris over the ...

Aerospace engineers are working on using the drag force in space to develop more fuel-efficient spacecraft and missions, deorbit spacecraft without creating as much space junk, and even place ...

While parents work hard to mold their offspring, those offspring just as often mold each other. By Adam B. Kushner I edit The Morning newsletter. Happy Mother’s Day. The cover story in today’s ...

This dragsail will be attached to a 100 kg microsatellite and will activate at the end of its five-year operational lifespan, accelerating its deorbit as part of the company’s commitment to the ...

While not necessarily a common occurrence, these have been seen all over the world: A deorbit burn over Western Europe. There’s a lot to see in the night sky – the familiar Moon, stars and planets.

Additionally, Moog engineers designed the hydrazine propulsion system to offer high thrust for collision avoidance, rapid orbit changes and a controlled deorbit from LEO. The robust all-aluminum ...

There’s a blaze of light across the sky! A fireball is seen by thousands, and mobile phone and dashcam footage soon appears on social media. But what have people just seen? A mix of social media ...