SpaceX has successfully launched its first Starfall reentry capsule, marking a significant step toward a future where ...

While the United States has long been a leader in space exploration and commercial launches, Europe is now making significant strides of its own. Recently, a major milestone was achieved when Atmos ...

Varda Space Industries completed its first mission by landing its capsule in Utah Feb. 21, returning pharmaceuticals produced in microgravity. Credit: Varda Space Industries/John Kraus Updated 3:15 ...

After three test flights, SpaceX has shown that the world’s most powerful rocket can reach space. Now, engineers must demonstrate the company’s next-generation Starship vehicle can get back home. This ...

Inversion Space has become the third company to receive a spacecraft reentry license from the Federal Aviation Administration, paving the way for the startup to launch and return its tech pathfinder ...

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Inversion Space’s demonstration reentry capsule before its launch on the SpaceX Transporter-12 rideshare. Credit: Inversion Space MILAN — Inversion, a startup developing systems to return cargo from ...

The ascent of a launch vehicle is a battle against gravity to gain the immense velocity required to stay in orbit — while re-entry is a struggle against the atmosphere to shed that same energy in a ...