SpaceX has taken another major step toward realizing its interplanetary ambitions. On October 13, the company launched the 11th test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built. The 403-foot-tall (124-meter) vehicle lifted off from SpaceX’s ...

The Falcon Heavy rocket on the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida during an earlier mission. SpaceX SpaceX’s triple-booster Falcon Heavy rocket was on track to launch before the end of this year, but the team behind the mission’s payload ...

The roots of material science in space began in the mid-20th century during the dawn of the space race. Image Credit: Indometeus/Wikimedia Commons To begin with, rockets, space shuttles, and satellites predominantly used aluminium alloys for their ...

The Indian space agency's PSLV rocket failed to reach its intended orbit after running into trouble in the third stage. Something similar happened with the previous PSLV launch in May 2025.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea launched its largest satellite yet on its nationally developed space rocket early Thursday in the fourth of six launches planned through 2027. The three-stage Nuri rocket lifted off from a spaceport on an island off ...

Around this time last year, officials at United Launch Alliance projected 2025 would be their busiest year ever. Tory Bruno, ULA’s chief executive, told reporters the company would launch as many as 20 missions this year, with roughly an even split ...

Nov. 15 (UPI) --SpaceX launched two rockets with a total of 58 Starlink Internet satellites about 3 1/2 hours apart overnight Saturday in the private company's quickest turnaround from Florida's Space Coast. In all, there have been a record 98 missions ...

With the likes of SpaceX rattling off rocket launches seemingly every other day, you could be forgiven for thinking that sending massive vehicles to space had become as easy as baking a cake. But as two rocket failures on December 22 shows, the launch ...