Earlier this year, NASA mission controllers faced a challenging decision that could have marked the end of Voyager 1's decades-long journey. Launched in 1977 to explore the outer solar system, the ...

Nasa has nailed an engine test on a spacecraft 20 billion kilometres away. Last week, ground controllers sent commands to fire backup thrusters on Voyager 1, our most distant spacecraft. The thrusters ...

Recently, the space industry has been becoming more and more commercialized. New space companies with great new ideas and projects are arising. At the core of many space-related projects are rocket ...