But a launch shortly after sunset Tuesday meant the rocket’s plume ... he’s seen just about everything — including a space shuttle launch from Florida more than a decade ago.

Sierra Space officials announced the autonomous spacecraft successfully completed and passed testing milestones in collaboration with NASA.

Today could see a new record for space flight, as five separate rocket launches are scheduled for one 24-hour period. The events involve four different providers and show the increasing pace of ...

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy assassination and 9/11.

The Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum ‘Remembering Columbia’ Museum in Hemphill works to preserve the legacy of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its STS-107 crew. As part of the 20th annual ...

which displayed a rocket climbing into a bright winter sky, white exhaust plumes streaming behind it. “It’s the Space Shuttle Challenger, Bob,” he said. “It blew up.” The shuttle?

On January 28, 1986, the space ... of the rocket booster, had failed due to cold temperatures on the morning of the launch. The disaster resulted in a 32-month hiatus in the space shuttle program ...