Woven by Toyota, a subsidiary of the company, is investing around $44.4 million (7 billion yen) in Japanese space startup ...

Space launch vehicles are designed to transport payloads such as satellites, spacecraft, and cargo into low-Earth orbit and beyond. These vehicles rely on propulsion systems that generate immense ...

Nasa's Valkyrie robot was built by the Johnson Space Center to compete in a 2013 robotics challenge trial. Weighing 300lb and ...

The investigation into the fatal accident led to major design changes for future launch vehicles ... competition and driving down costs. If space travel truly does become cheaper and more ...

Space travel has always hit a wall with slow speeds and massive fuel needs. Gravitic propulsion systems offer a game-c ...

Hidden patterns in electric propulsion plasma beams could help ensure the success of long-term space missions.

The rocket is one of several key elements needed for the US space ... Orion will then travel to the moon. Once in lunar orbit, Orion will dock with Elon Musk's Starship vehicle (which has been ...

The aerothermodynamic analysis and design activities carried out at our Institute are mainly concerned with research for current and future space transport vehicles. The Institute has been involved in ...

“Our patent-pending Thermal Protection System is like nothing ever before created and essential to a near future where space travel becomes routine. Reusability of space vehicles is a key factor ...

But the success of these autonomous spacecraft – coupled with the rise of new advanced artificial intelligence – raises the question of what role humans might play in future space exploration.