Today marks the 39th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (Mission STS-51-L), when the shuttle's seven astronauts were killed by an explosion.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The world was shocked and saddened 39 years ago after the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy. The ...

O-ring erosion on Discovery would have disastrous effects a year later It has been 40 years since NASA launched the first dedicated Department of Defense Space Shuttle mission, after which engineers ...

On this date in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded seconds after liftoff, destroying the orbiter and killing her crew of seven.

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...

SpaceX's gigantic Starship rocket has been "lost" just minutes into its seventh test flight. The 400ft rocket - the biggest and most powerful in the world - soared from Boca Chica, south Texas ...

Ronnie O'Sullivan has pulled out of next week's German Masters, it has emerged. The Rocket, 49, was poised to face Dylan Emery, a Welsh amateur, in the Round of 64 next Tuesday. But the seven-time ...

Credit: OroraTech WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab announced Jan. 22 a contract to launch a set of wildfire-monitoring satellites for German company OroraTech on a short turnaround. Rocket Lab said it ...

HELSINKI — A Chinese state-owned company performed a rocket flight aimed at testing reentry and landing burns late Saturday without announcing the outcome. The Longxing-2 test article lifted off ...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX suspects a fire is to blame for his 400-foot-tall Starship imploding in space after launching from Texas — sending trails of flaming debris raining down near the Caribbean.

This story was updated to add a video. A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up during a test flight of the megarocket's capabilities Thursday. Two extended "chopsticks" successfully caught the Super ...

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral. Picture: Gregg Newton / AFP ... prototype of an advanced spaceship called Blue Ring, which could one day journey through the ...