The outer realms of fiction and science have often overlapped, and it appears NASA is forging this bond even closer with its recent funding gambits. The space agency's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program is ushering in a fresh wave of research on six ambitious...
In the thick of the night, the countdown halted, and history was deferred yet again for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Set to carry astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station (ISS), the mission represents a pivotal moment for commercial spaceflight. The...