Both stages of the megarocket exploded during the 8-minute mission, but not before the successful implementation of a novel hot-staging maneuver.
Rocket Lab’s recent Electron rocket failure resulted in the loss of a satellite, but the company is poised to regain its momentum.
The orbital delivery platform, named Blue Ring, underscores Jeff Bezos’s ongoing ambitions in space.
After a year-long investigation into the liftoff malfunction, Jeff Bezos's space tourism rocket remains grounded and barred from suborbital flights.
The administration is seeking a regulation change that would require companies to responsibly deorbit their upper stages.
The prototype upper stage vehicle leapt just 30 feet into the air, but the successful test suggests Stoke Space is heading in the right direction.
SpaceX continues to dominate headlines with its groundbreaking launch vehicles, but a new generation of U.S. rocket companies is quietly reaching for the stars.
The Mars Ascent Vehicle will bring back samples from the Red Planet that are currently being collected by the Perseverance rover.
Explore July's top space-themed images, showcasing a historic final launch, Barbies in space, and exploding rocket engines, among many more.
New conceptual art suggests intriguing modifications for Neutron, potentially bolstering the forthcoming rocket’s reliability and landing capabilities.
Resembling a gigantic bidet for rockets, the deluge system is meant to minimize damage at the pad when Starship takes flight.
A recovery team retrieved the company's Electron rocket booster from the ocean, which could be a major step towards its reusability.
The Zhuque-2 rocket beat other methalox-fueled rockets, such as SpaceX's Starship, to orbit.
China’s Landspace is targeting Wednesday for the second launch of its Zhuque-2 rocket. Should it reach orbit, it’ll be the first methane rocket to do so.
The test was meant to usher in the return of the medium-lift launch vehicle following a failed launch in December 2022.
The jumbo rocket lifted off for the last time on Wednesday, ending nearly 30 years of dutiful service.
The 394-foot-tall rocket launched from Starbase Thursday morning, in what is a massive step forward for the SpaceX program.
Isar Aerospace recently secured $165 million in funding to gear up for the inaugural launch of its Spectrum rocket.
Here’s our cheat sheet for Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built and SpaceX's ticket to the the Moon, Mars, and other celestial destinations.
SpinLaunch is working to send rockets to the upper atmosphere using the power of centrifugal force.
