Ever wonder why space launch vehicles are called rockets? Learn the origin of the term and how it came to define modern space ...

Although the Space Shuttle was capable of rocket-powered rides to space, it required the help of a Boeing 747 for earthbound ...

The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...

A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space shuttle. On paper, it reads like a riddle: How do you transport a 120-foot ...

When Artemis II blasts off for its lunar flyby, its powerful SLS rocket will include some "heritage hardware." The core engines are mostly recycled space shuttle engines, along with some reused ...

SANTA FE, N.M. — Virgin Galactic on Saturday made its first rocket-powered flight from New Mexico to the fringe of space in a manned shuttle, as the company forges toward offering tourist flights to ...

If you're looking for something fun to do in California during the long Memorial Day weekend, SpaceX is planning another ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - For 65 years, some of America’s biggest rockets have started in New Orleans East. NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility, often called America’s rocket factory, has helped build ...

In a delicate maneuver, crews successfully lifted into place giant rockets at the California Science Center, the first large components installed at the future home of the space shuttle Endeavour.

Rescue Wing plane crash rescue, SpaceX Starship and NASA CRS-34 ISS resupply mission highlight 321 Launch, FLORIDA TODAY's ...