Private companies are racing to redefine what a space station looks like, and one of the boldest ideas on the table is a platform that can be launched in a single mission instead of assembled piece by ...

Engineers intentionally blew up a full-scale prototype of an inflatable space module that could be used in future missions. Watch the big bang unfold here. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Space startup Max Space unveiled plans for an inflatable space station that can expand to a whopping 12,300 cubic feet.

Max Space is proposing to develop Thunderbird Station, with a single module that can launch on a Falcon 9 and expand to 350 cubic meters once in orbit. Credit: Max Space WASHINGTON — Max Space, a ...

The next generation of space stations will not be assembled piece by piece like orbital Lego sets. Instead, companies are ...

Russia, which has been pursuing its own space station in preparation for the retirement of the International Space Station ...

A patent has been filed for a space station concept that generates gravity by rotating its ring-like living quarters in Earth ...

Vast Space is taking big steps toward putting the first commercial space station in orbit. The California-based startup recently completed a major testing milestone for the qualification vessel of its ...

Russia plans to build its post-ISS orbital station using existing Russian ISS modules, forming the core of the Russian Orbital Station after the ISS retires in 2030.