If you ever get to see one of the retired space shuttles up close, you will be struck by how rickety it looks. Just go to the California Science Center in Los Angeles or the Intrepid Museum in New ...

A Long March 12 rocket lifts off from the Hainan commercial launch site, carrying the 13th batch of Guowang satellites to orbit, Nov. 10 (UTC), 2025. Credit: SAST HELSINKI — China conducted a pair ...

SHANNON AIRPORT WAS proposed as a potential “emergency landing” site for the NASA Space Shuttle after a change in the launch plans for the now-defunct spacecraft some thirty years ago.

The H3 rocket was designed to carry the Michibiki No. 5 satellite, a critical component of Japan's version of a global positioning system (GPS). The mission was intended to enhance Japan's navigation ...

At the time, NASA was preparing to launch the space shuttle, Atlantis, in June 1995 on a mission to dock with the Russian Mir ...

Another member of the safety panel, Mark Sirangelo, said NASA should formally declare mishaps and close calls as soon as possible. “It allows for the investigative team to be starting to be formed a ...

LAUNCH COMPLEX 14, Cape Canaveral, Fla.—The platform atop the hulking steel tower offered a sweeping view of Florida’s rich, sandy coastline and brilliant blue waves beyond. Yet as captivating as the ...

The first-ever commercial rocket launched at Brazil's Alcantara Space Center crashed soon after liftoff late on Monday, ...