Rockets function by burning rocket fuel — the action — with liftoff being the subsequent reaction. The reaction force, also known as thrust, is commonly measured in pounds or newtons in ...

The Department of the Air Force has suspended plans to use Johnston Atoll, an isolated Pacific island about 700 nautical ...

Build and launch a rocket powered by a chemical reaction between baking soda and vinegar! This exciting experiment demonstrates how chemical reactions can create pressure, and how that pressure can be ...

The company is developing a larger vehicle, named Helios, that could meaningfully improve the ability of SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy to transport large payloads to the Moon, Mars, and other ...

The launches were the 52nd and 53rd orbital rocket liftoffs thus far this year from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

Shares of Rocket Lab USA rose 9.7% in extended trading after the announcement. The contract enables the company to compete for future U.S. national security launch missions.