Building on 2025's successes, 2026 is poised to be a transformative year for the space sector, focusing on operational ...

India now plans to launch astronauts to space no sooner than 2027, shifting the goal post for the country's first human spaceflight yet again. Indian space minister Jitendra Singh announced the latest ...

Human spaceflight is built on a simple paradox: the farther people travel from Earth, the more fragile their bodies and missions become. NASA has distilled that reality into five core hazards that ...

SpaceX currently operates the only crew-capable spacecraft capable of reaching the International Space Station. Boeing has a similar spacecraft, but NASA is afraid to put people on it. Russia's only ...

Sci-fi authors and screenwriters have long envisioned AI companions helping humans as they explore the cosmos. Sometimes things go well (Commander Data was a friendly and reliable Starfleet officer), ...

Three books push back on a rising tide of optimism about space settlements. Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are bitter rivals in the commercial space race, but they agree on one thing: Settling space is an ...