The first joint space mission between the United States and Russia (then the Soviet Union) docked in Earth orbit half a ...

BREVARD COUNTY • KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA – On July 16, 1969 at 9:32 a.m. Eastern Time, the Apollo 11 crew of Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins launched toward the Moon. The astronauts were not the ...

A private spaceflight featuring the first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary came to a close ...

Why do some spacecraft land in water while others use runways? Here’s a simple explanation of these two space landing methods ...

Unlike a touchdown, where a spacecraft lands on solid ground with the help of braking systems or parachutes, splashdown involves a water landing.

SpaceX's Starship splashed down in the Indian Ocean about an hour after launch. A camera on buoy captured the fireworks. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy SpaceX | edited by Steve Spaleta ...