Artist’s concept of space-based solar power beaming to military and remote installations. Credit: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory An experiment launched May 17 onboard the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B ...

Project managers James Winter (Air Force Research Laboratory) and Tara Theret (Northrop Grumman) hold models of the photovoltaic and the radio frequency sides of the sandwich tile that converts solar ...

On Saturday, the US Air Force is expected to launch its secret space plane, X-37B, for a long-duration mission in low Earth orbit. The robotic orbiter looks like a smaller version of the space shuttle ...

The idea of solar energy being transmitted from space is not a new one. In 1968, a NASA engineer named Peter Glaser produced the first concept design for a solar-powered satellite. But only now, 55 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. An orbital satellite testing the technological feasibility of one ...

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (08/23/2012) —A University of Minnesota-led experiment is set for launch Friday, Aug. 24 aboard NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission, a probe of the forces that ...

A motley crew of mannequins and biological experiments will take a deep-space journey further than any human has been before. The simulated astronauts and various experiments will ride aboard Artemis ...