On October 23, 2007, the space shuttle Discovery launched the Harmony module to the International Space Station. The Harmony ...

China launched its third and final module Monday in its effort to complete its permanent space station as competition with the United States continues to intensify. Mengtian was launched into space ...

Space Rider is ESA's reusable spacecraft in development. It will be about the size of two minivans and will allow for many kinds of missions, ranging from pharmaceutical research to in-orbit ...

Sierra Space’s Large Integrated Flexible Environment (LIFE) module is the size of a house and made from ultra-strong synthetic fiber. By Andrew Paul Published Jan 23, 2024 11:22 AM EST Add Popular ...

The company conducted a spectacular burst test on a full-scale LIFE module to assess the strength of its pressure shell. Reading time 2 minutes You can’t fly an inflatable module to space without ...

A full-sized version of Sierra Space’s LIFE inflatable module undergoes a burst test confirming it meets NASA safety margins. Credit: Sierra Space WASHINGTON — Sierra Space has successfully tested a ...

Tianhe, the core module in China’s new, next-generation space station, launched to orbit on April 28, kickstarting 18 months of construction in low-Earth orbit. Slated for completion in late 2022, the ...

Ever since it was designed for the International Space Station, it has been known as the Node 2 module. Now thanks to students from across the United States, Node 2 also will be known as “Harmony.” At ...

Chinese officials confirmed the successful launch of the first element of the country’s space station early Thursday, laying the keystone to a permanently-inhabited orbiting habitat that could welcome ...

On October 23, 2007, the space shuttle Discovery launched the Harmony module to the International Space Station. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com]( ...