ATG Innovation and ÉireComposites will design and build satellite parts for the first space observatory dedicated to study ...

WASHINGTON - A dead NASA satellite will soon fall to Earth, but the space agency says there is little chance that a piece will hit someone. NASA says the 20-year-old satellite will probably fall ...

TOULOUSE, France — More than one-third of the critical components embedded in European satellites, when measured by cost, are non-European, most of them provided by U.S. companies, according to the ...

Satellite parts that melt away during reentry reduce the risk of space debris impacts on Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A ...

SAN FRANCISCO — SWISSto12 is working with Thales Alenia Space to expand the use of additively manufactured parts for geostationary communications satellites. Swissto12, a Lausanne, Switzerland, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. European researchers melted a dense satellite part in a special space fire created in a lab in ...

Raytheon created nearly every component of a guided weapon using additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3-D printing. The components include rocket engines, fins, parts for the guidance and ...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A rocket carrying a NASA satellite lit up the pre-dawn skies Wednesday on a mission to track atmospheric carbon dioxide, the chief culprit behind global warming.

Imagine a satellite able to repair itself. When a solar panel degrades or an antenna gets stuck, the satellite simply 3-D prints a replacement and goes on with its business. Futuristic? Yes. Likely in ...