Technological advancements made the development of these engines possible -- and forever changed the way outside observers ...

A test rocket aimed at kick-starting satellite launches from Europe fell to the ground and exploded 40 seconds after its ...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX dominates the news these days, but a host of oddballs involved in space exploration came before him.

While SpaceX led the way in revolutionizing the commercial launch business, a new wave of companies is vying to supply the ...

There are multiple factors driving the excitement and scientific investment in space travel — our innate urge to know the ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Defense contractor Peraton has officially opened its new facility in Huntsville's Redstone Gateway complex ...

These were no ordinary meteorites — they were remnants of a defunct satellite and spent rocket stage ... made of titanium and heat-resistant space-age alloys — survive re-entry and slam ...

The threat of a Russian missile attack on Britain is the highest since the end of the Cold War, a report has warned. Vladimir Putin's fleet of rocket-laden ... flying through space at 19,000mph.

Both missions lifted off together aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 11:10 p.m. ET (8:10 p.m PT) Tuesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The launch comes after weather and ...

Besides the telescope, SpaceX's Falcon rocket provided a lift from Vandenberg Space Force Base for a quartet of NASA satellites called Punch. From their own separate polar orbit, the satellites ...

The duo launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 11:10 p.m. EST (0310 March 12 GMT). There was a glimmer in the air tonight at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, and it wasn't only because ...

It retired the small rocket ... with U.S. Space Force, which helped the company revamp the site for launch in less than a year. It was previously used for Titan and Pershing missiles, as well ...