The An-225 was just the beginning. The engineers had big plans for the aircraft, and by big, we mean huge. Meet the An-325 and its bigger brother, the Antonov AKS. They were templates for a new soviet ...

Unbeknownst to the world, as America launched its first Space Transportation system in 1981, Russia was in the middle of building its own space shuttle, the Buran, based on stolen blueprints and ...

Live updates from Tuesday's SpaceX NROL-77 national security mission that launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral ...

Russia's space program has taken a drubbing in recent years, its reputation battered by corruption scandals, shrinking ...

A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space shuttle. On paper, it reads like a riddle: How do you transport a 120-foot ...

While SpaceX continues to test its Starship and Super Heavy rocket in Texas, Space Force officials in Florida are preparing for a first launch as early as mid-2026. SpaceX is awaiting the completion ...

The Space Coast only had to wait two days, three hours and twenty-six minutes between rocket launches as SpaceX knocked out the 100th orbital liftoff of the year on Thursday night. “There is no better ...

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Weather permitting, SpaceX Falcon 9 may be visible in the sky beyond Cape Canaveral, Florida, after liftoff. Early morning and nighttime launches can offer unique photo opportunities as the rocket ...

"It's the only launch vehicle that can meet the orbit, the schedule and the cost to achieve something unprecedented with emerging technology." A history-making robotic rescue mission scheduled to ...

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 Shenzhou 22 mission, originally scheduled to fly next year, launched successfully on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 04:11 UTC from Site 901 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China’s Inner Mongolia ...