Getting things into outer space is hard, and moving around while you're up there can be harder, but one company thinks it might have a better way.

Portal’s heat exchanger thruster, known as Flare, fires up during a test in a vacuum chamber. (Portal Space Systems Photo) Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems says it has successfully tested its ...

VIPs cut the ribbon at Portal Space Systems’ HQ in Bothell, Wash. From left: U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene; Portal co-founders Prashaanth Ravindran, Jeff Thornburg and Ian Vorbach; and Bothell Mayor Mason ...

Solar panels do a remarkable job during the day; however, the hours when people need the most electricity rarely coincide with the hours when sunlight is strongest. That mismatch has always created a ...

BROOMFIELD, Colo., August 11, 2025 – MMA Space has developed a low-cost solar array capable of generating tens of kilowatts that can be manufactured in a fraction of the time of conventional solar ...

At the Los Angeles Air Force Base on October 18, the Space System Command (SSC), the U.S. Space Force’s acquisition arm, hosted a historic installation on its front lawn. The service placed the ...