The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox.

As the aircraft's name suggests, XS-1 looks and functions like a cross between an airplane and a space shuttle. Produced by Zach Wasser. Video courtesy of DARPA. Special thanks to Sean Kane.

The project was ambitious, with DARPA initially saying it wanted the plane to be capable of making daily missions to the edge of space. A plan to fly the plane 10 times in just 10 days was a top ...

Follow DARPA's efforts to develop ways to manufacture large structures in space under its NOM4D program, which is now on its ...

DARPA has announced a major shift in the final phase of its NOM4D program, transitioning from laboratory testing to small-scale orbital demonstrations. This move aims to ...

The Phantom Express is the latest spaceplane concept. DARPA and Boeing joined up to design an unmanned space craft that can carry 3,000 lb payloads on daily flights. Follow Tech Insider ...

DARPA is testing new in-space manufacturing techniques that could enable the construction of massive, mass-efficient ...

DARPA has selected the next design of its VTOL X-Plane, a crazy UAV with 24 ducted fans, a 4,000-hp engine, and the ability to hit speeds up to 460 mph. This post is appearing on Autoblog Military ...

The American spaceplane, X-37B, is gearing up for its seventh mission in space. Scheduled for an early ... Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in 2004. Ever since the take-over ...

Even for those of us who follow space news closely ... by the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the XS-1 was designed to be a reusable launch system that could ...

But the DARPA's Liberty Lifter (currently ... vehicles to develop interceptor fighter jets and space aircraft. One of the most famous rocket planes produced was the North American X-15.

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has confirmed two research teams to further investigate in-space manufacturing, in its NOM4D (Nomad”) programme. Both the University of ...