A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space shuttle. On paper, it reads like a riddle: How do you transport a 120-foot ...

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It was not really until the climax of the Space Race that the US gained the upper hand against the USSR in space exploration. When Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1969, America was finally ...

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When NASA needed a taxi service for its roughly 100-ton space shuttles, it couldn't exactly call an Uber. The agency needed a plane powerful enough for the job. It dug around, and the two candidates ...

Three Chinese astronauts are stuck in space after their shuttle was used to cart another group back to Earth, leaving them in the dust. Astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang, all with the ...

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SpaceX's flight 9 Starship launched from Starbase in Texas. See views from below and more in this slow motion footage. Also, see the launch in real-time. Credit: SpaceX | edited by Space.com ...

Google's latest moonshot research project wants to send data centers to space. CEO Sundar Pichai is the latest tech executive to bet on the idea during the AI race. Pichai said he hopes Google can ...