In July 1969, the Soviet Union’s N-1 mega rocket lifted off from Baikonur and detonated seconds later, unleashing an apocalyptic blast that set the moon program back at the worst possible moment.

Beneath NASA’s launch pads lies a forgotten emergency bunker designed for catastrophe. Astronauts and ground crews could ...

Agency's analysis estimates that proposed trajectories could impact thousands of American flights per year.

Elon Musk revealed that his rocket-launch firm SpaceX is now focused on building a “self-growing city” of humans on the moon – backing away from his plans to launch a civilization on Mars. The world’s ...

Elon Musk’s ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat for a rather nearer and more achievable goal – ...

United Launch Alliance suffered yet another fiery burn-through on one of its solid rocket boosters during a national security mission Thursday.

The next series of launch opportunities for the Artemis II mission begin March 3. If the mission doesn’t lift off in March, NASA will need to roll the rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building to ...

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — The U.S. Department of the Air Force gave SpaceX approval to build a launch and landing pad for its Starship at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch ...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — More than 1,000 people came out to see NASA roll out its Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket as it made its slow march to the launch pad during the chilly early morning ...