This cutaway view shows the interior of the Starlab space station’s laboratory. (Starlab Illustration) How do you design a living space where there’s no up or down? That’s one of the challenges facing ...

Russia has quietly taken a bold step toward solving one of spaceflight’s oldest problems by patenting a space station design that could generate its own gravity-like pull. The concept, which arrives ...

According to the patent, habitable modules would rotate around a central axis to simulate gravity for crew by producing an outward-pushing centrifugal force. When you purchase through links on our ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is due to close down by 2030, and Russia, one of its main partners, is designing its own replacement orbital laboratory. After a decade of planning to place its ...

Max Space is proposing to develop Thunderbird Station, with a single module that can launch on a Falcon 9 and expand to 350 cubic meters once in orbit. Credit: Max Space WASHINGTON — Max Space, a ...

Foundations For A Deep Space Colony. Setting up shop way out in deep space isn’t just about packing a lunch and hoping for ...

Each of these aerospace firms has a unique vision for the future of humanity's presence in low-Earth orbit. Reading time 5 minutes NASA and its international partners plan to deorbit the International ...

How do you design a living space where there’s no up or down? That’s one of the challenges facing Teague, a Seattle-based design and innovation firm that advises space companies such as Blue Origin, ...