On March 16, 1802, the U.S. Congress authorized the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.

And for most of its existence, the box design was largely attributed to a man: Louis Vitullo, a police sergeant who worked in the city's crime lab. In the early-to-mid 1970s, Goddard was working ...

Elton John’s 1972 hit “Rocket Man” might seem adequately melancholy on its own, but the short story that inspired it is even more devastating. As has always been the case with John ...

The latest SpaceX launch of Starship, the largest rocket ever built, has been postponed. The company, which was founded by Elon Musk, was gearing up to again attempt a successful launch of its ...

His job description is “human cannonball.” And for 23 years that seemed to be working out for Chachi “The Rocketman” Valencia. Even his wife, Robin Valencia, is in the human-cannonball ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship sits on the pad after it’s test flight from Starbase was scrubbed in Boca ...

An Illinois man pleaded guilty Monday to killing seven people and injuring dozens more when he opened fire on a 2022 Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb. The stunning development occurred ...

On Monday, the Australian Space Agency said it was expecting a Russian rocket's re-entry into international waters off the south-east coast of Tasmania between 9am on March 3 and 11am on March 7.

At the 2025 Academy Awards, Samuel L Jackson and Robert Downey Jr caught attention with their unexpected ... where Jackson portrayed Nick Fury and Downey Jr played Tony Stark/Iron Man. As Downey Jr ...