A space startup called Max Space is looking to launch expandable, “stadium-sized” habitats into the Earth’s orbit on board a SpaceX rocket by the end of the decade. In theory, the startup’s goal is ...

O'Neill Cylinders space stations are examples of large rotating habitats able to be constructed in space in which people and ...

Working and even living in space has shifted from far-off fantasy to seemingly inevitable reality, but the question remains: What exactly will the next generation of space habitation look like? For ...

China, India and the U.S. have all achieved landing on the Moon in the 2020s. Once there, their eventual goal is to set up a base. But a successful base – along with the spacecraft that will carry ...

Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company at the forefront of creating and building the future of space transportation and infrastructure for low-Earth orbit (LEO) commercialization, announced ...

Private space company Sierra Space has blown up its first full-scale inflatable space habitat, dubbed the Large Integrated Flexible Environment (LIFE) — and it was all part of the plan. The ...

For humanity to explore space and distant worlds, we will need to construct enormous artificial habitats in space with diverse ecologies.

With the aging International Space Station (ISS) facing a fiery end about seven years from now, attention has been turning to new designs to replace the orbital outpost. One such company exploring ...

While the space capsules allocated to astronauts look sleek, spacious and comfy in science fiction films, the reality for those living on the International Space Station (ISS) is a little different.

These configurable bots could launch flat and then be assembled in space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A newly designed ...

Constance Adams, an architect who gave up designing skyscrapers to develop structures that would help travelers live with reasonable comfort on the International Space Station, Mars or the moon, died ...