In fact, the casual viewer could be forgiven for assuming that the purpose of the rocket launch was to transport a crew of rough-and-tumble oil drillers so they could destroy a meteor threatening ...

For decades, rocket launches were relatively rare and there ... that launched a couple dozen times from an old floating oil rig, provided a blueprint, he said. Using a 180-foot-long former Navy ...

The space industry docket for Monday is packed with a slew of rocket launches and acquisition ... submarines, naval ships, oil rigs and railcars, as well as commercial and military aircraft.

The first flight of Eris, the first Australian-designed and built rocket, set to launch no earlier than March 15. Australian company Gilmour Space has announced the launch window for its first ...