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United Launch Alliance is returning its flagship Vulcan rocket to flight on November 13, carrying 40 satellites after solving a critical booster problem. The successful redesign could restore confidence in America's space launch capabilities and deliver internet to millions.
Engineers designed razor-thin helicopter blades that could fly nearly 19 kilometers across Mars in a single trip, compared to less than 1 kilometer today. The breakthrough brings us closer to helicopters that can explore the Red Planet like never before.
A team of Calgary engineers has developed StarForge, a shipping container that can produce combat drones, scan skies, and defend against threats from anywhere in the world. The breakthrough system can become operational within hours in deserts or the Arctic.
NASA engineers are solving a rare but dangerous aviation problem: massive supercooled water droplets that freeze instantly on planes. New testing tools could help designers build safer aircraft for everyone.
The United Arab Emirates just finished building its own asteroid landing probe for an upcoming deep space mission. The locally designed spacecraft marks a major leap in the nation's space technology capabilities.
Chinese researchers have created a new aluminum material inspired by the structure of eggshells that could protect spacecraft from dangerous debris flying through orbit. The breakthrough combines nature's perfect packaging with cutting-edge technology to solve one of space exploration's biggest challenges.
A German company just made space history by launching the first rocket to reach orbit from Western European soil. After one failure and months of delays, Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket soared into the record books from Norway.
Germany's Aerospace Center has designed a rocket concept that could carry nearly twice the payload efficiency of SpaceX's Starship. The innovative design uses wings and mid-air aircraft catches instead of fuel-hungry powered landings.
Airbus is testing revolutionary super-long wings that fold at the tips to fit airport gates while dramatically reducing fuel use and carbon emissions. The Wing of Tomorrow program could transform air travel efficiency within the next decade.
Revolutionary memory chips could slash satellite power needs by 98% and reduce weight by up to a ton, making space technology more accessible and sustainable. The breakthrough promises to transform how we build and launch satellites.
After nearly three decades as a contractor, Ray Williams is now a NASA civil servant, leading propulsion testing operations at the agency's Mississippi facility. His journey from elementary school field trip visitor to supervisor represents NASA's push to keep critical expertise in-house.
Three groundbreaking scientists who revolutionized brain research, aerospace engineering, and biological innovation just received MIT's most prestigious recognition. Their decades of work are changing how we understand consciousness, explore space, and engineer life-saving treatments.