Buran was launched into space by a disposable Energia rocket. It could not fly over the landing site on its own. A new aircraft, the largest in the world, was supposed to solve this problem. Ukrainian ...

A late-night rocket launch is potentially scheduled to lift off Friday − and depending on weather and visibility, there could be a show in the sky above the Treasure and Space Coasts.

Critical to the Artemis moon program, SpaceX also is building a variant of its Starship rocket to carry astronauts back to the lunar surface in 2027. It will be NASA's first such landing since the ...

Japan's Space One aborted the flight of its Kairos small rocket shortly after liftoff on Wednesday, marking its second failed attempt in nine months to deliver a satellite into orbit. The rocket lost ...

TOKYO: A space rocket built by a Japanese start-up blasted off on Wednesday (Dec 18) but was later seen spiralling downwards in the distance as the company said the launch had to be terminated.

Japanese startup Space One lost another rocket today (Dec. 18) when its Kairos 2 launch vehicle failed shortly after liftoff. Space One was aiming to be the first private Japanese company to put a ...

In a span of less than 22 hours SpaceX managed three Falcon 9 rocket launches and one landing of a Dragon spacecraft. It flew a Department of Defense mission from Cape Canaveral on Monday night ...

Rocket Lab's Second and Third Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries W-2 and W-3 missions. Image Credit: Rocket Lab LONG BEACH, Calif., December 17, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA ...

The agency makes use of various rockets built by companies like Northrop Grumman, the United Launch Alliance, SpaceX and Rocket Lab. Here is a breakdown of the aerospace launch vehicles NASA currently ...

Space One says the rocket has no problems. The firm says it will arrange with relevant organizations for a launch at 11 a.m. on Wednesday. It says it will announce a launch schedule on Monday.

SpaceX ramped up testing this year of its massive Starship rocket, which flew on four more demonstrations, including a final one for 2024 in front of President-elect Donald Trump. SpaceX called ...