How China is challenging the U.S. to become the next great space power
China's space program has hit a number of milestones lately. In 2025, China executed over 90 orbital launches, setting a ...
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How China’s satellite megaprojects are challenging Elon Musk’s Starlink
China faces a tall order in its efforts to catch up to Elon Musk's SpaceX satellite service.SpaceX's Starlink already has ...
In the new space race, hackers are hitching a ride into orbit
The unoccupied space-facing port on the International Space Station's Harmony module is pictured several hours before the SpaceX Dragon Freedom ...
Startups are building balloons to hoist tourists 100,000 feet into the stratosphere
Commercial space flight is becoming more and more common, with companies including SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic all transporting ...
Behind Boeing’s decade-long struggle to launch astronauts on Starliner
Boeing's Starliner is a human-grade space capsule designed to take astronauts to and from the International Space Station. Boeing began ...
Why startups are investing millions to make drugs and semiconductors in space
In-space manufacturing may sound like science fiction but it's happening already, albeit on a very small scale. It's a fledgling ...
