A spacecraft which is due to be built, tested and assembled in Belfast is destined for the Moon, thanks to a new contract signed by Thales Alenia Space.

The lander will fly to the Moon and land on its surface assuring the European autonomous access to the Moon Thales Alenia Space plays a pioneering role to enable the European autonomous access to the ...

The Long Island Children's Museum in Garden City is always a fun-filled experience for the whole family. Winter is a great ...

Thales Alenia Space, joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with the European Space ...

On NASA's Artemis II test flight, the first crewed mission under the agency's Artemis campaign, astronauts will take the ...

NASA is preparing the Orion spacecraft for its first crewed flight around the moon. Here's how astronauts will fly it.

Spacecraft powered by electric propulsion could soon be better protected against their own exhaust, thanks to new supercomputer simulations. Electric propulsion is a more efficient alternative to ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private U.S. spacecraft bound for the moon has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight. Still circling Earth, Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander ...

During the Artemis II mission to the Moon, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover will take control and manually fly Orion for the first time, evaluating the handling qualities of the ...

NASA is developing a groundbreaking spacecraft concept designed to revolutionize Mars travel. The ambitious plan involves ...

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink spacecraft, including 13 with direct-to-cellphone capability, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 5:05 p.m. EST (2205 GMT).

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private U.S. spacecraft bound for the moon has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight. Still circling Earth, Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander ...