After a lifetime of ups and downs – 34,700 ups and downs to be exact – NASA’s last KC-135 aircraft, the “Weightless Wonder V,” will be retired Oct. 29. The aircraft, the last operational KC-135A in ...

This story is part of Short Wave's series Space Camp about all the weird, wonderful things happening in the universe. Check out the rest of the series. What does it take to launch into space? Other ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) would need to be cut into ...

We kickoff our series Space Camp with a look at space launches. What does hurtling into space feel like? What physics are involved? And what's the... From the physics of g-force to weightlessness: How ...