NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts ...

NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded and broke apart Jan. 28, 1986, in the sky over East-Central Florida, killing the ...

Don’t look now, but rocket science is the new, uh, rocket science. In addition to long-time players on the private spaceflight scene like Blue Origin, SpaceX, and Arianespace, the potential profits ...

NASA will spend 2026 shooting for the moon, with its ambitious plans marking the first time humans will fly out of low-Earth orbit since 1972. The planned Artemis II launch is the highlight of what ...

The European Space Agency estimates roughly three pieces of space debris fall to Earth each day. The FAA is recommending airlines adjust their plans for this.

SpinLaunch is developing a launch system that uses a massive, vacuum-sealed centrifuge to accelerate payloads to hypersonic speeds before releasing them toward space. Supported by NASA testing and ...

It’s part of a larger renovation at Marshall Space Flight Center ...

Forty years ago, I was at Mission Control at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center for the launch of the Challenger. I was working in data communications. My job was to ensure all telemetry links between ...

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger explosion. One of the crew members called South Carolina home.

Which US rocket companies achieved the most during 2025? Once again, Ars Technica is here to provide some answers in the form of our annual power ranking of US launch companies. We began doing this in ...

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For the first time in half a century, NASA is poised to send astronauts to the lunar environment. The Artemis 2 mission has faced years of delays, fueling anticipation and uncertainty—but it appears ...