Moments after liftoff from Florida’s Space Coast early Thursday morning, a shower of sparks emerged in the exhaust plume of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket. Seconds later, the rocket twisted on ...

United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket is preparing for its fourth launch and second national security mission. The upcoming mission will carry the rocket's heaviest payload to date on its ...

The New Shepard rocket from Blue Origin, which brought 92 people on trips to the edge of space, will cease flying for at least two years as the company prioritizes NASA contracts. By Kenneth Chang The ...

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NASA's enormous rocket that will soon carry astronauts around the moon has reached its launch pad. The painstaking 11.5-hour journey from the hangar saw the rocket move upright for four miles, loaded ...

Rocket Lab’s pivot from small launch darling to serious SpaceX competitor is about to be tested. The Long Beach, California-based company has already sent 12 of its light-lift Electron rockets into ...

Every band member cried when they got the news. Guitarist Desi Scaglione heard first and told lead singer and bassist Alithea Tuttle; their manager taunted drummer Cooper Ladomade with a few hints ...

Rocket Lab launched 16 rockets in 2024, 60% more than the 10 it launched in 2023. Rival SpaceX launched far more rockets -- 138 -- but its growth rate from 2023 was slower. Fully-loaded Rocket Lab ...

Rocket Lab set a new speed record for launch turnaround time, successfully executing two Electron missions in 24 hours. The company added in a statement that this is also the first time any launch ...

A team of college kids at the University of Southern California broke the world record for the highest altitude reached by a rocket launched by amateurs — soaring a whopping 89 miles above the Earth.

The New Zealand native has turned his scrappy rocket company into a small but determined competitor of Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Investors have driven the stock up by more than 300% over the last year.