Orbion Space Technology, a Houghton-based satellite propulsion and space systems company, has been sold, according to a press release from the MTEC SmartZone. York Space Systems, a Denver-based ...

The company develops in-space propulsion technology for satellites.

HOUGHTON — Orbion Space Technology, a Houghton-based satellite propulsion manufacturer and longtime client of MTEC SmartZone, has been acquired by York Space Systems, a major aerospace manufacturer ...

NASA’s laser retroreflector arrays aboard GPS III satellites enhance positioning accuracy for Earth navigation and scientific measurements by reflecting laser signals back to ground stations.

More than half a century after humans set foot on the Moon, the final frontier still fuels our imagination. Back then, it was all about doing what had never been done before and doing it first. In ...

Understanding the latest space technology trends and aerospace innovations transforming exploration, communication, and industries worldwide, driving the future of space and Earth’s development.

100 years after Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket, NASA is preparing a return to the moon with the Artemis program.

A new treaty on military space operations is highly unlikely, leaving private companies and militaries to define the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the future of astronautics and space technologies. That visibility naturally invites a follow-on question: what comes next ...

MIT astronauts aboard the International Space Station—and the MIT researchers who have sent up experiments—have advanced our understanding of science, space, and the universe. On November 2, 2000, ...

Voyager Technologies and Max Space will work together on using expandable module technologies for lunar exploration. Credit: Voyager Technologies WASHINGTON — Voyager Technologies and Max Space, a ...

What does a top-secret Cold War site that was involved in the post-World War II space race have to do with a summertime backyard barbecue? Ask Dr. Markus Rumpfkeil, Professor and Director of the ...