The United States is preparing to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than half a century, riding a ...

NASA conducted a full-scale static test fire of the Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) solid rocket motor - part ...

"It’s amazing to think that this thing I have been working on in various capacities for the last eight years is about to send ...

Such "countdown demonstration tests" have traditionally taken place shortly before launch with the rocket and crew ship ...

Pittsburgh aerospace startup Astrobotic just landed $17.5 million in government contracts to advance reusable rockets. Using Small Business Innovation Research grants — two from NASA and one from the ...

The NASA Artemis II mission, set to lift off as soon as February, will mark the first time astronauts have aimed to venture beyond near-Earth orbit since 1972.

The Artemis II mission, which could launch as early as February, is expected to send four astronauts on a trip to the moon, ...

The Artemis II crew completed a launch day simulation, a key step before their mission around the moon. The mission, slated for as early as February, will be a 10-day test flight aboard the Orion ...

While 2025 saw a record number of launches —including crewed exploration, science missions, and even an historic first ...

Rocket Lab had its most successful year to date in 2025, with its Electron rocket completing 21 successful flights and the ...

Artemis II will mark humanity's first crewed journey beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972. The approximately 10-day mission will send the four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon, testing ...

New Glenn is vertical on the pad and its engines are hot. The second-ever liftoff of Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket is approaching as the launch vehicle undergoes final checkouts at Launch ...