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Balancing cost and reliability in NewSpace DC-DC converters

Learn what it takes to make space-grade power converters rad-tolerant at the device level up to finalized converter.

Using water to propel a satellite

A satellite successfully used water as a propellant to change orbit for the first time, leading the way to novel propulsion systems that are more efficient and run on inexpensive fuel.

Petite power thruster to propel CubeSats

The diminutive dynamo produces a thrust of only 4.5 millinewtons in a design that simplifies storage of a non-hazardous propellant in compact, lightweight tanks.

Soaring through space on solar sails

NASA and the European Space Agency researchers are developing a key in-space propulsion technology that could replace conventional chemical fuels with an inexhaustible natural resource: Energy from the sun.

What’s inside a CubeSat?

A detailed look at the components inside the MicroMAS-1 CubeSat.

How to develop a CubeSat: From concept to Earth orbit

A step-by-step guide to conceptualizing, finding funding, designing a mission, navigating licensing hurdles and more for your CubeSat project.

Watch this mapmaking, high-altitude pseudo-satellite

The unmanned, 149 kg solar-powered aircraft with a 38 m wingspan is capable of flying at an altitude of 20,422 m for up to 90 days.

The Ashes of 100 People Set to Launch into Space

San Francisco-based Elysium Space is preparing to launch the remains of roughly 100 people into space this week through a memorial satellite.

Rocket Labs Second Orbital Launch and Satellite Deployment a Success

The company plans to expand launch missions in 2019.

Watch the RemoveDEBRIS Satellite Net Simulated Space Junk

A European Commission-funded consortium has designed and tested a net to capture a deployed target simulating a piece of space debris.

First Commercial Airlock to be Installed on the International Space Station

NanoRacks’ “Bishop” airlock module will overcome a bottleneck at the ISS’s current airlock, expanding the station’s capacity to deploy satellites and house experiments.

Space: The Final Frontier for Graphene

Scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have teamed up with U.S.-based aerospace company Boreal Space to test the properties of the two-dimensional carbon material after it has been launched into the stratosphere.

Video: Future Spacecraft Might Sport This Spinning Heat Shield

A prototype flexible heat shield for spacecraft could reduce the cost of space travel and aid future space missions to Mars.

'Solar Sailing' Takes Flight

The concept of a spacecraft that could be outfitted with sails and propelled by the sun is being advanced through the application of advanced photonic materials.

Fluid Lensing Generates Clear Underwater Images Through Ocean Waves

The technique removes optical distortions like caustic focusing and refractive lensing to provide a clear view of submerged objects from above the rippling water surface.

Harvesting Near-Earth Asteroids to Fuel Human Expansion into Space

Private space companies Planetary Resources and Deep Space Industries aim to identify, extract and refine materials from near-Earth asteroids, creating a plentiful supply of affordable in-space resources to drive the expansion of human activity in space.

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