China is preparing to launch people to a prototype space station for the first time, and the crew may include the first female Chinese astronaut, or taikonaut. Chinese space agency officials have ...

SpaDeX, a government-led space test on January 16, 2025 joined two Indian satellites in orbit and made India the fourth ...

For the first time in its 25-year history, all eight docking ports on the International Space Station are occupied, according to NASA. The rare "orbital traffic jam" occurred after Northrop Grumman's ...

The 10-minute docking sequence in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey remains the greatest sci-fi scene ever, even decades after its release.

Russia will try to test a new spacecraft docking system again Saturday (July 28) with an unmanned cargo ship at the International Space Station, after a first attempt earlier this week failed and was ...

(CNN) — India on Thursday became the fourth country to successfully achieve an unmanned docking in space, a feat seen as pivotal for future missions as New Delhi cements its place as a global space ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Redwire Corporation (RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced today it has been awarded a contract from prime ...

Starfish Space will attempt another rendezous and proximity operation and docking maneuver using its Otter Pup demonstration platform this summer. Credit: Starfish Space Starfish Space is planning its ...

China has begun fueling the rocket that will launch three astronauts into space Saturday on a mission to carry out the nation's first manned space docking, according to media reports. China’s Shenzhou ...

The crew of China's Shenzhou 9 mission meets reporters for a press conference before launch on June 15, 2012 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. From left to right are: Liu Yang ...