Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kevin Holden Platt writes on space defense, SpaceX, ISS, Space War I A constellation of celebrated astronauts, statesmen and ...

Just like sea-going ships, spacecraft meant to take humans beyond the borders of our world are baptized to reflect various things. Most of us, for instance, can still vividly remember the names ...

Growing up, I felt like I could access the universe by just crossing the street. Steps from my childhood home in Cleveland, Ohio stood the Warner and Swasey Observatory, an astronomical hub and ...

Intuitive Machines, the Houston company leading mission “IM-1,” hopes to become the first non-government entity to achieve a soft touchdown on the Moon and land the first US robot on the surface since ...

Orbiting our planet since 1998, the International Space Station is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2030. That will leave America without a crewed presence in space unless new stations can get off ...

Of the many space exploration projects currently under development, the one called the Gateway is perhaps the most spectacular. The name belongs to a space station, the first one to be deployed by our ...

There really is no terrestrial parallel to space exploration. While American pioneers pushed westward with minimal government oversight, the space age began with government funds and directives. Today ...

The space industry was ecstatic to get a shout-out in President Trump’s first Joint Address to Congress. It appeared to be a signal that his administration was going to prioritize space issues, as it ...