“Is it me, or does Jeff Bezos’ rocket look like a giant penis?” one person tweeted alongside a photo of Blue Origin, the craft the 57-year-old world's richest man will fly into space next month.

This is why second- and third-stage rocket engines are different from those of the first stage. Aerospike technology uses a spike-shaped or plug-shaped engine with a curved design, enabling it to ...

A glowing ‘tadpole’ formation lit up the night sky as SpaceX launched 26 Starlink V2 Mini satellites from California. The dazzling display came from a Falcon 9 rocket blasting off from Vandenberg ...

Rocket Lab intends to use a wider-shaped rocket to catch more atmospheric drag during reentry, requiring less fuel to slow down. The structure will be made of a proprietary carbon fiber for ...

New Shepard's characteristic shape was designed to optimize cabin space for up to six passengers and maximize the rocket's stability when coming back to Earth, according to Pedro Llanos, an ...

The 394-foot, bullet-shaped rocket had an initial flight test in May, but SpaceX will launch the rocket into orbit from its mega booster, the Super Heavy, for the first time early next year.

It was returning to earth that there was a problem. The futuristic, bullet-shaped rocket broke apart right before touchdown at the test site near Boca Chica Village in South Texas.

It was also the first crewed launch for Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. Aboard the ship with Bezos were his brother, Mark, along with an 82-year-old former test pilot and an 18-year-old ...

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket mocked over penis shape. While all eyes were on billionaire Jeff Bezos soaring into space, all eyebrows were raised over the shape of the rocket he travelled in.

It’s easy to forget that Falcon 9 rockets are really, really dang big. Check out this photo SpaceX tweeted right after this weekend’s successful landing.

The cutting of metal for a rocket that will actually fly into space suggests that United Launch Alliance remains on track toward bringing its Vulcan rocket—a successor to both its Atlas V and ...