Spacecraft Design

Panelists point to cost, production as key challenges for space nuclear power and propulsion

By Paul Brinkmann August 13, 2026

As NASA maps out missions to test nuclear power and propulsion, a panelist at the...

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Reflect Orbital readies for first on-orbit demo of shining sunlight at night

By Aspen Pflughoeft July 20, 2026

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APL installing electronics, readying to add insulation on NASA’s Dragonfly spacecraft

By Paul Brinkmann July 16, 2026

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Researchers design crash-resistant locator beacons for nuclear spacecraft

By Paul Marks July 9, 2026

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NASA’s habitable planet seeker comes into view

By Adam Hadhazy July 1, 2026

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AstroForge preps for second attempt at reaching an asteroid

By Aspen Pflughoeft June 15, 2026

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NASA readies mission to reverse the Swift observatory’s skyfall

By Adam Hadhazy May 26, 2026

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The small changes to Dragonfly’s rotors that could make a big difference

By Paul Brinkmann May 18, 2026

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Isaacman ‘gaining confidence’ both landers will participate in Artemis III

By Cat Hofacker April 14, 2026

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With Dragonfly mission, NASA faces challenges great and small

By Paul Brinkmann March 30, 2026

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Industry awaits Space Force guidance on maneuverable satellite refueling

By Hope Hodge Seck January 15, 2026

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Readying for integration test, NASA adapts Dragonfly for long descent, thick air of Titan

By Paul Brinkmann January 12, 2026

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SpaceWorks satellite docking device completes ground test

By Keith Button December 22, 2025

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This shape-shifting wheel could allow swarms of lunar rovers to seek out water ice

By Paul Marks December 22, 2025

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Argonaut ‘fully European’ freighters will learn lessons from previous crashes

By Paul Marks November 20, 2025

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U.S. Air Force awards grant for cislunar constellation to track spacecraft and debris

By Hope Hodge Seck October 27, 2025

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Dream Chaser’s long-awaited first flight might be delayed again

By Amanda Miller August 4, 2025

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Artemis II crew expresses confidence in Orion capsule, heat shield

By Paul Brinkmann July 31, 2025

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Staying alive

By Jonathan O'Callaghan July 1, 2025

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Direct-to-device satellite internet sparks competing concepts

By Jonathan O'Callaghan November 1, 2024

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The end of an era

By Jonathan O'Callaghan October 1, 2024

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A preventable Black Swan: incompatible tech in spaceflight

By Moriba Jah October 1, 2024

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Why Europa?

By Jon Kelvey September 1, 2024

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Our recklessness in space risks life and limb on Earth

By Moriba Jah September 1, 2024

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China’s MarsBirds tap America’s Ingenuity

By Paul Marks May 1, 2024

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A new shape for small spacecraft

By Paul Marks March 1, 2024

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Bolder than Webb? ‘You’ll never know unless you go!’

January 1, 2024

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250 grams of our history

By Keith Button September 1, 2023

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Constellation architect

By Debra Werner April 1, 2023

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Normalizing satellite servicing

By Karen Kwon April 1, 2023

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Nuclear rocket redux

By Jon Kelvey January 3, 2023

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This inflatable heat shield could be how humans land on Mars

By Paul Brinkmann October 26, 2022

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The right stuff for rocket joints

By Keith Button January 1, 2022

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NASA’s “red-letter day”

By Ben Iannotta July 1, 2021

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Tomorrow’s station operator

By Cat Hofacker January 1, 2021