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's W-3 capsule landed successfully May 13 at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia. (Varda Space Industries) Varda Space Industries, a California-based, in-orbit manufacturing company, ...
The capsule launched on a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday. The Exploration Company, which built the spacecraft, described the mission as a “partial success” and ...
California startup Varda Space Industries has completed its third successful space capsule return mission. Varda's W-3 reentry capsule landed in South Australia on Tuesday night (May 13), delivering a ...
A European reentry capsule notched some important milestones on its first-ever spaceflight last week — and took some photos to commemorate the trip. Phoenix 1, a prototype spacecraft built by German ...
Atmos Space Cargo's Phoenix 1 debut test flight "achieved its primary objectives" and collected in-flight data, despite a critical loss of communication during the final descent stage. The loss of ...
The Exploration Co.’s Nyx capsule was lost after reentry, the company announced June 24. Its second attempt, dubbed Mission Possible, to demonstrate the Nyx reentry capsule was a “partial success ...
Designed and built by Rocket Lab, the Pioneer spacecraft hosted Varda’s capsule on orbit for 60 days LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), ...
Varda Space Industries is a winner of the 2025 Gizmodo Science Fair for successfully launching a first-of-its-kind in-orbit manufacturing spacecraft and returning it to Earth, bringing home a batch of ...
A Space.com report examines how a tiny piece of space debris cracked a Chinese crew capsule window, triggered an emergency mission, and highlights growing risks from debris, weak global rules, and lim ...
Varda Space Industries, a California-based, in-orbit manufacturing company, recovered its third reentry capsule Wednesday, providing new data to support the Air Force Research Laboratory's hypersonic ...