When you think of a rocket launch, you likely imagine a massive explosion of flames and smoke expanding across the launch site as the propulsion systems hurl thousands of tons of metal into space.

Standing no more than about 70 feet tall, sounding rockets are much smaller than an average spacecraft that may launch on an orbital flight from major spaceports For comparison, SpaceX's famous ...

States like Florida, Texas and California are no strangers to routine rocket launches − but New Mexico? Spacecraft also sometimes get off the ground from the state. Space news coverage may be ...

A NASA mission, IMAP, and two more spacecraft that will study space weather are traveling through space atop a single SpaceX ...

Christian Davenport, a staff writer for the Washington Post and author of the new book, “Rocket Dreams: Musk, Bezos, and the ...

The upgraded Artemis II rocket ensures a smoother, safer ride for the astronauts on their highly anticipated lunar voyage.

As an institution, the Pentagon has come to be known for many things over the years — its transparency, its generosity, its cunning. Consistency is not one of them. SpaceX, a private company with a ...

UPDATE: 3 NASA rockets scheduled to streak through the sky Tuesday night, visible from N.J. NASA’s launch of three rockets, including two with colorful vapor trails, could be visible across multiple ...