Here’s a look at human spaceflight programs in the United States and around the world. Facts The United States ended its crewed space shuttle program with the launch of Atlantis on July 8, 2011, and ...

The United States ended its crewed space shuttle program with the launch of Atlantis ... May 5, 1961 – Project Mercury astronaut Alan B. Shepard is the first American in space aboard Freedom ...

Blue Origin has set a launch date for its historic NS-31 tourist flight that includes well-known celebrities and activists. The NS-31 mission will take off atop Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket ...

Isar Aerospace will try again on March 30, weather permitting. The first orbital rocket to launch from continental Europe is nearing its debut. Germany-based Isar Aerospace has scrubbed another ...

At the heart of the ambitious project is Galactic Energy, a private aerospace company that plans to debut the world’s first electromagnetic rocket launch pad by 2028, a project that could redraw ...

After launching on its certification flight back in October 2024, United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket has finally received approval by the United States Space Force to fly national security ...

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – SpaceX is planning to launch 27 Starlink satellites in support of a Falcon 9 Rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 3:11 p.m. Wednesday. Backup ...

This mission will mark the 25th orbital rocket launch from the Space Force installation and Kennedy Space Center this year. Liftoff for the NROL-69 mission is scheduled for 1:48 p.m. EDT Monday.