NASA aims to travel to the moon again—and beyond. Here’s a look at the 21st-century race to send humans into space.

NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft photographed during the final hour of its four-mile journey to the launch pad on Friday, March 20, 2026. Image: John Pisani/Spaceflight Now ...

FireSat is the first satellite constellation dedicated entirely to detecting the first signs of a wildfire from space. Cosmology is entering a "golden era" of discovery and revelation—and at the ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars above the clouds during the Starlink 10-48 mission, which lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on March 14, 2026. Image ...

India's space agency said Tuesday it planned to launch an uncrewed orbital mission later this year before its first human spaceflight in early 2027. "It represents India's rise as a global space power ...

HELSINKI — A Chinese space company is setting its sights on crewed orbital spaceflight, marking a new step in the expansion of China’s commercial space sector. Zhang Xiaomin, chairman of Beijing Ziwei ...

For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will enter orbit with only women aboard. Blue Origin’s all-female space flight crew, which includes ...

Read a National Geographic magazine article about SpaceShipOne and get information, facts, and more about the X Prize.

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Reentry: A Space Flight Simulator Do you have what it takes to be an astronaut? Reentry is a realistic space flight simulator based on NASAs space programs; ...