Getting into space without the help of a government space agency has been done a few times before, mostly with solid-fuel rockets ... a ‘cold wall vortex’ to cool the engine instead ...

The Space Launch System (SLS) core stage and rocket boosters have now been stood up and mated in preparation for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission. On March 23, 2025, technicians working at NASA's ...

A late night evening rocket launch in semi-cool and semi-breezy Florida could kick off the week if things go according to plan for the space agency. SpaceX plans to send a Falcon 9 rocket with ...

It retired the small rocket seen here in this 2022 file photo in favor of a larger Terran R design that aims to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 16 by late 2026.

The previous record was 14 days. The rocket launched at 2:49 a.m. EDT Friday form Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission was for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

Cape Canaveral or surrounding areas from Florida's Space Coast, you can still see the NASA and SpaceX rocket launch liftoff − virtually (see below). USA TODAY Network Space Team launch coverage ...

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 ...