The 30 feet long, and fully reusable spacecraft has a maximum mass of around 22 tons at liftoff.

China reveals spacecraft built to ferry astronauts to the Moon

Moon Shot

China just revealed the spacecraft it wants to use to ferry astronauts to the Moon. In other words, a new Space Race is heating up.

China Reveals Spacecraft Built to Ferry Astronauts to the Moon

The new Space Race is heating up.

Would China steal ideas to get ahead in the new space race?

The U.S. says China is stealing military spacecraft technology

Smuggling Aerospace Parts

Pengyi Li from China attempted to smuggle sensitive spacecraft and military missile components out of the U.S. according to documents obtained by Quartz.

The U.S. Says China is Stealing Military Spacecraft Technology

A Chinese national was just caught trying to smuggle sensitive aerospace parts out of the country.

"Countries have learned over the years that when they create debris, it presents a risk to their own systems just as it does for everybody else."

A look inside the deep-sea graveyard for dead spacecraft

Davy Jones' Locker

Beneath the Pacific Ocean, at the point farthest from any landmass, lies a mass grave where used spacecraft and decommissioned space stations go to rest.

A Look Inside the Deep-Sea Graveyard for Dead Spacecraft

"Point Nemo" harbors hundreds of decommissioned spacecrafts.

The researchers say their light manipulation theoretically could work with any object of any shape, from micrometers to even meters.

Researchers found a way to levitate objects using only light

Light Levitation

Researchers at Caltech have found a way to levitate and propel objects of practically any size or shape by using only light.

Researchers Found a Way to Levitate Objects Using Only Light

Scientists say their new "levitation" tech could send a spacecraft to the nearest star in just 20 years.

See the steam-powered probe that could explore space forever

Full Steam Ahead

A steam-powered spacecraft prototype funded by NASA has the potential to explore planets, asteroids, and other space objects indefinitely.

See the Steam-Powered Probe That Could Explore Space Forever

It could hop from asteroid to asteroid indefinitely. 

NASA announces the first commercial astronauts to pilot the next generation of spacecraft

Off World

Barring more delays, the first American astronauts will be launching from U.S. soil since the retirement of the Space Shuttle.

NASA Announces The First Commercial Astronauts to Pilot The Next Generation of Spacecraft

The commercial space race is on, but delays are inevitable.

New technology will allow us to travel further into the universe.

Futuristic “Magnetic Sails” may be the key to interstellar spacecraft

Spacecraft capable of traveling between stars would have to find an efficient and effective way to slow down in order to study bodies at their destination.

“Magnetic Sails” May be the Key to Interstellar Spacecraft

Magnetic fields could open a universe of possibilities. Literally. 

An origami-inspired design allows the Starshade to fold like a flower and remain resistant to meteorite strikes.

Origami-inspired spacecraft will someday unfurl in space

The first project, Starshade, resembles an expanding flower, while the Transformers for Extreme Environments project will use folding mirrors.

Origami-Inspired NASA Spacecraft Will Someday Unfurl In Space

A foldable design allows NASA to launch a large spacecraft in a small package.

The craft will try to clean up some of the 500,000 pieces of debris currently in our atmosphere.

A spacecraft thinner than human hair wraps up and destroys space debris

With space debris a growing problem that endangers operations in our atmosphere, the Aerospace Corporation has developed a thin spacecraft that wraps around debris and burns it up in the atmosphere.

A Spacecraft Thinner Than Human Hair Wraps Up and Destroys Space Debris

"You can essentially think of it as one giant piece of saran wrap covered with thrusters, and you can curl it however you want."

We can send spacecraft hurling through space at 13,800 km (8,574.9 miles) per second, but how do we slow down or stop them?

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