Despite a lengthy development time and plenty of setbacks, the multi-stage rocket is no slouch. The New Glenn can produce roughly twice as much thrust at liftoff than Falcon 9, but falls short of ...

Unlike multi-stage rockets, Radian's model has the potential to be a less expensive means of space travel. A company is bringing back to life a NASA concept from decades ago to construct a ...

Rocket enthusiasts have dreamed for years of “multistage” rockets with detachable sections that drop off, one by one, after their fuel is exhausted. Dr. Robert H. Goddard, U.S. father of ...

UFO reports occasionally tick up during East Coast rocket launches, particularly those involving multiple stages, McClatchy News reports. Multi-stage rockets are known to release barium vapor ...

They were building a multi-stage rocket designed to split in half thousands of feet in the air and deploy its payload: a folding drone. The careful machining of parts, 3D printing, soldered ...

It was the most expensive endeavor NASA had ever undertaken, and at 360 feet tall, the Saturn Five multi-stage rocket stood higher than the Statue of Liberty. President Kennedy speaks to an ...