European startup Atmos Space Cargo has received the regulatory approvals it needs for its first mission to demonstrate ...

Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth could pose an increased threat of striking aircraft as it falls from space, ...

A study recently released by the University of British Columbia puts the annual chance that space rocket debris will re-enter ...

Uncontrolled space debris reentries are of growing concern. The prospect of leftovers from space hotfooting into the Earth's ...

Some high-density airspace regions could have as high as a 26% of being affected by an uncontrolled rocket body reentry.

Varda’s W-2 mission includes a Rocket Lab Pioneer spacecraft and a Varda re-entry capsule carrying a spectrometer from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The capsule employs a heatshield ...

Rising space debris reentries pose growing risks to aviation, with falling rocket remnants and unpredictable impacts ...

Rocket Lab’s Second Reentry Class Spacecraft for Varda Operating on Orbit Supporting Payloads for Air Force Research Lab and NASA Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the ...

Rocket Lab’s Pioneer spacecraft for Varda’s W-2 mission in the cleanroom at Vandenberg Space Force Base. (Photo: Business Wire) LONG BEACH, Calif., January 15, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket ...

SpaceX successfully caught its Super Heavy booster for the second time. During Starship’s 7th test flight from Boca Chica, Texas, Super Heavy descended into the launch tower’s “chopstick” arms, ...

HELSINKI — China will launch a pair of low-cost space station resupply spacecraft this year on new commercial launch vehicles ...