The Space Shuttle is composed of three primary components: the Orbiter Vehicle, Solid Rocket Boosters, and the External Tank.

Explore the detailed process of launching the Space Shuttle into orbit around the Earth, primarily conducted at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns from ...

A group of gold commemorative coins that traveled into orbit aboard an infamous NASA space shuttle recently fetched a series of historically high bids at auction. Ever since a collection of Sacagawea ...

It was the seventh launch and landing for this particular booster, which previously sent the U.S. Space Force's robotic X-37B space plane to orbit on its latest mission. SpaceX launched 28 more of its ...

WASHINGTON — Defense technology company Anduril and space transportation startup Impulse Space are preparing to demonstrate one of the most complex operations in space: autonomous rendezvous and ...

Working from computer screens in chilly rooms, the force has emerged as a vital part of America’s war machine amid increased competition from China and Russia. It looked more like a satellite ...

Launching back to the historic Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975, a new space thriller titled "Final Orbit" arrives next month from New York Times bestselling author, TV host, YouTube sensation, TED ...

When you go into the large museum hangar at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, you will be blown away by how many planes are already there, but more will be ...

SpaceX on Sept. 22, 2025, launched the NROL-48 mission aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Credit: SpaceX livestream WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched a batch of small ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Space Development Agency's first Tranche 1 satellites on Sept. 10, 2025 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. (SpaceX) The Space Development Agency ...

A multibillion-dollar contract between NASA and SpaceX is under scrutiny as the Elon Musk-helmed space company’s plans to return astronauts to the surface of the Moon keep slipping. While NASA’s first ...

According to online reports, a small airplane crashed in Coruripe, Brazil on Sept. 14, 2025, killing the pilot, its only occupant. The reports also claimed about 400 pounds of cocaine was recovered ...