During what would become the most dramatic month in space history, an apocalyptic explosion of near-nuclear magnitude took effect in the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, two weeks before the Apollo ...

For decades, the world believed the Soviets had simply given up on the Moon. But when the USSR collapsed in 1991, declassified documents revealed the truth: the N1, a 30-engine monster built to rival ...

SpaceX's Starship mega-rocket launches are expected to draw massive crowds to Florida's Space Coast, similar to NASA's space shuttle era. High-profile launches boost Brevard County's economy through ...

SpaceX teased the next-generation vehicle that could reach the moon and Mars during its live webcast of a Starship mission known as flight 11. Starship is regarded as the world's largest and most ...

SpaceX teased the next-generation vehicle that could reach the moon and Mars during its live webcast of a Starship mission known as flight 11. Starship is regarded as the world's largest and most ...

Calls for the United States to return astronauts to the moon before the end of the decade have been increasingly loud and frequent, emanating from bipartisan lawmakers and science advocates alike. But ...

• SpaceX’s Starship megarocket — the most powerful launch vehicle ever built — successfully completed an hour-long test flight. • The company has had a rocky year of test missions with this generation ...

SpaceX's Starship Version 2 (V2) successfully completed its 11th and final test flight, achieving reentry and splashdown, and providing critical data after a series of earlier developmental challenges ...

SpaceX's Starship successfully completed its 11th and final V2 test flight, marking a return to form with consecutive reentries and splashdowns after a turbulent year, providing critical data for ...

Even in retirement, the space shuttle Discovery exudes power, seen across a hangar crowded with planes and jets at its museum home in Chantilly, Va. Charred and worn from its record 39 missions to ...

NASA just handed Elon Musk a very public reality check—and virtually threw its own moon plans into the trashcan, although the U.S. space agency won’t be admitting that. SpaceX isn’t necessarily the ...