Rocket

An unmanned New Shepard rocket launched by Blue Origin — the company founded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos — malfunctioned Monday, causing the rocket engine to crash. An emergency exit system brought the capsule, which contained three dozen…

Rocket builder Astra Space is going for its first launch since the company went public, and aiming to reach orbit for the first time. The new space company cut short its first launch attempt on Friday, with the rocket's engines firing for a…

"This is a dream come true!" Said Mr. Daemen in a family press release. “I wasn't expecting it at all until I got the surprise call from Blue Origin last week. This is so incredibly cool! The flight into space and space only takes 10…

A piece of China's largest rocket falls back to earth this weekend. Nobody really knows when or where it will land.On April 29th, a Long March 5B launched a large chunk of China's next space station, Tiangong. Usually, the large booster…

No, you almost certainly won't be hit by a 10-story, 23-ton piece of rocket hurtling back to Earth.That said, the chances are not zero. Part of China's largest rocket, the Long March 5B, is spiraling out of control in orbit after part of…

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched and landed the latest prototype of his Starship rocket on Wednesday in the fifth test flight at high altitude of the system.The spaceship prototype rocket Serial Number 15 or SN15 launched and flew up to 10…

Astra VP of Manufacturing Bryson Gentile (left) and CEO Chris Kemp remove a protective cover from a missile fairing half.Michael Sheetz | CNBCALAMEDA, Calif. - Astra missile maker wants to simplify the launch business. The…

For the third time, astronauts are ready to dock a private rocket trip into space.SpaceX, the rocket company founded and operated by Elon Musk, is scheduled to launch its latest mission for NASA early on Friday, bringing two American, one…

On Tuesday morning, SpaceX attempted an altitude test of its next generation rocket for the fourth time and it exploded for the fourth time.Through a series of test flights since December, SpaceX has successfully launched prototypes of…

The mysterious bright lights that streaked the night sky of the Pacific Northwest on Thursday weren't planes or meteors, but debris from a SpaceX rocket.At least that's what the experts said. But not everyone got the memo, so there was a…