The AS-1 launch vehicle from the almost two-year-old company may be completed this year thanks to new capital.

When to see the beautiful sight of a crescent moon and Venus this weekend as the “Evening Star” returns to shine all summer. Jupiter will also be on show.

And is a 193,000 satellite constellation in Earth orbit realistic at that scale?

Commentary: Nathalie A. Cabrol

STS-112 was an 11-day Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. Space Shuttle Atlantis was launched on 7 October 2002 at 19:45 UTC from the Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39B to deliver the 28,000 pound Starboard 1 (S1) truss segment to the Space Station. Ending a 4.5-million-mile journey, Atlantis landed at 15:44 UTC on 18 October 2002 on runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility.

‎Astrophile is a project in progress. The goal is to allow anyone from around the world to contribute to the field of astronomy and collaborate with thousands of other space enthusiasts looking to cre...