It only takes a few minutes to get to space! Rockets hit the boundary of space, approximately 100 km above Earth, in around 8-10 minutes. It takes at most a couple of hours to get to the ISS in orbit.

The main reason for the variation is that Earth and Mars travel around the Sun at different speeds and distances. Travelling to Mars is no small feat. It's one of humanity's most ambitious space goals ...

General Atomics and NASA have successfully tested a new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. The new fuel could help power propulsion ...

Space is hard, especially on our bones and muscles, our hearts, our eyes, and basically nearly every human organ. And yet, we can’t stay away from it. Nearly 700 people have been to space so far, and ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...