New Glenn, which has been in development for about a decade, can carry 50 tons (45 metric tons) of payload to low Earth orbit ...

But a launch shortly after sunset Tuesday meant the rocket’s plume, some 50 or more miles above the ground, was high enough to be bathed in sunlight. The result? A diaphanous glowing tendril ...

SpaceX launched its huge Super Heavy-Starship mega rocket on its seventh test ... "smart batteries" and power units to drive two dozen high-voltage actuators and redesigned navigation sensors.

A California-based company, SpinLaunch, is making waves with its innovative satellite launch system, drawing particular ...

This weekly newsletter on rockets provides definitive coverage of the global launch industry. The big news this week is the New Glenn and Starship missions.

Eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels are venturing beyond Earth—and into space.

lunar infrastructure and space-based solar power projects. China made 68 launch attempts last year, all using expendable rockets. A large number of these were made by older, highly toxic ...

Here’s what you need to know about when and how to watch New Glenn’s long-awaited inaugural launch. The rocket has a reusable first stage powered by the company’s BE-4 engines, which run on ...

New Shepard is a launch vehicle designed to be fully reusable, with a capsule that returns to Earth via three parachutes. The ...

But bad weather prompted the California rocket builder to delay the high-profile ... back to the launch site for recovery. The Starship, meanwhile, will continue to space on the power of six ...