In graphics: Space Station The International Space Station orbiting the Earth has been under construction since 1998. Contributions from the US, Russia, Japan and Europe will continue to be added ...

Why is space debris a problem? There are roughly 1.1 million debris fragments larger than 0.04 inches and about 40,500 fragments larger than 4 inches in orbit according to the ESA. NASA states ...

China will move a step closer to its goal of being a leader in space when its modular space station Tiangong, now being assembled in low-Earth orbit, becomes operational in December.

Space companies big and small, from Elon Musk’s SpaceX to New Zealand- and Los Angeles-based Rocket Lab, are responsible for a larger share of rocket launches than ever before. In 2018 ...

NASA is set to take a giant leap in its renewed Moon and deep space exploration ambitions with a launch set for Aug. 29 that kick-starts a series of missions that aim to return astronauts to the ...

For a few moments on Thursday morning, Elon Musk’s SpaceX gave the world a glimpse into what the future of space travel could look like as its Starship rocket lifted off into hazy Texas skies ...

To download a pdf of this article, visit cenm.ag/space-elevators. References used to create this graphic: Nixon, Adrian, John Knapman, and Dennis H. Wright. “Space Elevator Tether Materials: An ...