NASA's Space Shuttle successfully reached orbit during its first attempt in April 1981. The Saturn V rocket that launched the first humans to the Moon also didn't explode during liftoff in July 1969.

A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base Friday at 2:49 a.m. EDT (0649 GMT; 11:49 p.m. on ...

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! — There's a weird, disappearing dark spot on Saturn's moon Enceladus — Life on Enceladus? Europe eyes ...

Seattle's Museum of Flight brings its collection of space artifacts up to the present day with a Blue Origin BE-3U rocket ...

As tens of millions of people around the world watched two US astronauts safely return to earth, a key player in Australia’s ...

The U.S. military's classified mini space shuttle has returned to Earth after circling the world for 434 days.

Marshall Space Flight Center is celebrating its 65-year legacy of ingenuity and service to the U.S. space program – and the expansion of its science, engineering, propulsion, and human spaceflight ...

On an episode of “The Story Behind the AP Story,” Associated Press space writer Marcia Dunn discusses the space odyssey of ...

He helped lead the development of the Saturn moon rockets and the lunar rovers; once NASA entered the era of the reusable space shuttle, he oversaw development of its rockets and its massive fuel ...