When President Donald Trump signed the Space Force into existence, he hailed space as the “world’s newest warfighting domain.” Five years later, the Space Force is fully embracing its role as ...

On July 8, 1962, the United States detonated a 1.4-megaton nuclear weapon 400 kilometers above the Pacific Ocean. The Starfish Prime test created an artificial aurora visible from Hawaii, nearly 900 ...

This photo provided by Maxar Technologies shows the SpaceX Starship on the launch pad in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Wood, Stephen / AP In 1959, science writer Willy Ley sat down ...

The startup principle “fail fast, learn faster” has defined the American space industry for much of the 21st century. The U.S. private sector has pushed the technical boundaries in rocket launch, low ...