The Portuguese National Space Authority (ANACOM) has issued the first license in Europe for the performance of a controlled ...

Space junk returning to Earth is introducing metal pollution to the pristine upper atmosphere as it burns up on re-entry, a new study has found.

While the United States has long been a leader in space exploration and commercial launches, Europe is now making significant strides of its own. Recently, a major milestone was achieved when Atmos ...

A launch vehicle’s ascent battles gravity to gain orbital velocity, while re-entry is a controlled struggle against the atmosphere to systematically shed that immense kinetic energy through ...

Inversion Space has become the third company to receive a spacecraft reentry license from the Federal Aviation Administration, paving the way for the startup to launch and return its tech pathfinder ...

Designed and built by Rocket Lab, the Pioneer spacecraft hosted Varda’s capsule on orbit for 60 days LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), ...

Inversion Space’s demonstration reentry capsule before its launch on the SpaceX Transporter-12 rideshare. Credit: Inversion Space MILAN — Inversion, a startup developing systems to return cargo from ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. The reentry capsule carried a payload from the U.S. Navy and is the company's first reentry of 2026. EL SEGUNDO, Calif ...