But after the first-stage booster successfully landed atop a SpaceX drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean, a fire in the aft end of the rocket damaged one of the landing legs — and the booster tipped ...

If you look at a map of lightning near the Port of Singapore, you'll notice an odd streak of intense lightning activity right over the busiest shipping lane in the world. As it turns out ...

The landing legs stuck up in the air and the melted body of the rocket hung off the side of the drone ship — making the first-stage booster nearly unrecognizable to casual observers. The only ...

In 2016, a total of 221 objects were launched into space; in 2023, the number was 2,644. There are now about 10,000 satellites in low-Earth orbit, and thousands more that have stopped working ...

SINGAPORE—Japanese shipping giant NYK Line is exploring the concept of ship-based rocket launch services to meet the growing demands of the space industry. The company established its Advanced ...

The Boeing Co. has announced a new round of layoffs in Huntsville, in part blaming changes to its contract with NASA’s moon rocket program. Boeing plans to lay off 71 employees, the company said ...

The rocket’s first stage landed successfully on a drone ship, while the upper stage deployed the satellites. This mission is part of SpaceX's effort to provide global high-speed internet.