Magdrive is working on three versions of its space thrusters, and because they run on solid metal, they might one day even be powered by space junk collected directly in orbit, turning it from threat ...

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has assumed the top job at an ambitious launch startup. Schmidt, who led Google from 2001 to 2011, has been named CEO at Relativity Space, a California company that's ...

Relativity Space announced it has begun production on the Terran R rocket aiming for a late 2026 launch from Cape Canaveral while also switching up CEOs.

The Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket concept has the potential to more than halve the time to travel to Mars and cut travel time ...

The $488 million Spherex mission aims to explain how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years, and how the universe ...

Chinese commercial launch company Galactic Energy successfully sent eight satellites into orbit early Monday with its light-lift Ceres-1 rocket. The Ceres-1 solid rocket lifted off at ...

The new Neutron rocket includes a "hippo" mouth fairing that deploys upper stages by spitting them out from inside. The private space company Rocket Lab is on track to launch the first of its new ...

While Elon Musk's SpaceX shows no progress on its Starship flights in early 2025 compared to 2024, the competition isn't ...

He has not taken another C.E.O. job since. But on Monday, Mr. Schmidt told employees of Relativity Space, a rocket start-up in Long Beach, Calif., that he had made a significant investment and ...

Space Coast of Florida (Cocoa Beach, Melbourne, Merritt Island, Titusville) may hear sonic booms almost 8 minutes after liftoff. What time is the rocket launch? SpaceX targeted 7:03 p.m. EDT ...

The private space company Rocket Lab is on track to launch the first of its new reusable Neutron Rocket in the second half of 2025 and will eventually land them at sea, the company revealed.