On October 24, 1946, the V2 rocket became the first human-made object to reach outer space, reaching an altitude of about 65 miles. Onboard was a 35 mm camera that captured the first images of Earth.

Nuclear rockets are the future of space propulsion, and while fission propulsion is rapidly developing, most believe fusion propulsion is still a ways off. However, a new U.K.-based company is ...

NASA's newest space telescope ... the sun's corona, or outer atmosphere, and the resulting solar wind. The evening launch was delayed two weeks because of the rocket and other issues.

To launch something like that into space, it takes: Two solid rocket boosters that each burn 1.1 million pounds of fuel in the first 2 minutes. Three main engines on the shuttle itself that ignite ...

YEKATERINBURG, July 10. /TASS/. A space rocket center for sending tourists into outer space can be built in Russia already in five years, the Urals-based Automatics Research and Production ...

The previous record was 14 days. The rocket launched at 2:49 a.m. EDT Friday form Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission was for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.