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Plagued by failed test flights, Elon Musk’s space company is under pressure to show progress in its massive rocket program.

SpaceX has pulled off a successful test flight of its newest generation rocket Starship, reversing a trend of disappointing ...

SpaceX's 403-foot Starship rocket was set to launch on Sunday for its 10th test flight, but tech issues got in the way.

On October 24, 1960, a prototype Soviet missile exploded on the launchpad at Baikonur Cosmodrome, killing nearly 200 engineers and officers. Known as the Nedelin catastrophe, it remains the deadliest ...

The White House proposal to terminate the Space Launch System super-rocket after just one lunar touchdown mission could jeopardize sequel landings and U.S. space power.

This powerful side-by-side comparison shows just how bright a star explosion is. Recently, the Hubble Space Telescope captured a before-and-after image of a star exploding brightly. With the images ...