Antonio Delfino (left), director of space affairs at Venturi Space, shows off a model of the company's Mona Luna rover at the Paris Air Show June 16. PARIS — Venturi Space, a company that has ...

Yes, Roo-ver is named after the country's national animal, the kangaroo. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Australia's first lunar ...

HAWTHORNE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab), announced it has reached an agreement with Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) for the company to transport Astrolab’s ...

It is robotic moon machinery on steroids. Tagged as the Endurance sample return mission, it would collect bits and pieces from key lunar locations for later retrieval by future astronauts in NASA's ...

Space exploration is perhaps the only kind of human activity where failure is not only tolerated but probably recommended. Through explosions on the launch pad, failed lift-offs, or botched landings, ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A beloved Rocket City tradition took place at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Saturday. The center hosted its “Human Explorer Rover Challenge.” Or, as the old timers in ...

MADISON — When a multimillion-dollar extraterrestrial vehicle gets stuck in soft sand or gravel — as did the Mars rover Spirit in 2009 — Earth-based engineers take over like a virtual tow truck, ...

Sometimes space exploration doesn't go as planned. But even in failure, engineers can learn, adapt, and try again. One of the best ways to do that is to share the learning, and allow others to ...

When NASA prepared to land a rover on Mars, engineers turned to a design that looked more like a toy than a spacecraft.