China has revealed plans to build a gigantic power station in space, comparing the project to building Three Gorges Dam 36,000km (22,370 miles) above the Earth. While the world continues to guzzle ...

Blue Origin and Anduril have landed new study contracts with the U.S. Air Force to explore how their technology, including rockets, could move military cargo around the world. The contracts under the ...

Japan’s space program is set to make history in 2025 by beaming solar energy from an orbiting satellite down to Earth, marking the first significant test of orbital power transmission. This ambitious ...

A King’s College London study found that space-based solar power could cut Europe’s land-based renewable needs by 80% by 2050. Japan and the U.S. are testing early prototypes that beam solar energy ...

Artist’s concept of space-based solar power beaming to military and remote installations. Credit: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory The commercialization of space is poised to be one of the most ...

Selected missions will launch to Low Earth Orbit on a medium-lift rocket, then Impulse’s Helios high-energy kick stage will transport each SES satellite to higher orbits in hours Impulse Space, the in ...