Private companies are racing to redefine what a space station looks like, and one of the boldest ideas on the table is a platform that can be launched in a single mission instead of assembled piece by ...

Russia has quietly taken a science fiction staple and turned it into a legal blueprint, securing a patent for a rotating orbital outpost that would create artificial gravity for crews. The design ...

Engineers intentionally blew up a full-scale prototype of an inflatable space module that could be used in future missions. Watch the big bang unfold here. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is due to close down by 2030, and Russia, one of its main partners, is designing its own replacement orbital laboratory. After a decade of planning to place its ...