To get started, all you need is a standard A4 sheet of paper and the folding skills of a 4-year-old. Reading time 3 minutes Building a spacecraft could one day be as simple as folding a piece of paper ...

WSU researchers have used the ancient Japanese art of paper folding to possibly solve a key challenge for outer space travel – how to store and move fuel to rocket engines. The researchers have ...

Modern satellites rely on electromagnetic waveguides—hollow structures that carry high-power signals between components such ...

High-powered satellites use electromagnetic waveguides to deliver energy from one component to another. Typically, they are made of heavy, inflexible metal tubes with an even heavier flange on either ...

Have you ever wondered how they get large satellites into small rockets to launch into space? Welcome to the world of Origami. Follow along as Bryan Kitahara, the founder of Down to Fold, as he guides ...

The new heat shield is called Pridwen, named after the shield donned by King Arthur. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking ...

These configurable bots could launch flat and then be assembled in space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, ...

KASHIWA, Japan (AP) — Japanese scientists and origami masters hope to launch a paper airplane from space and learn from its trip back to Earth. It’s no joke. A prototype passed a durability test in a ...