The Atlas family of rockets have been a mainstay of America’s space program since the dawn of the Space Age, when unused SM-65 Atlas intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) were refurbished ...

United Launch Alliance (ULA) will soon close out production of its Atlas V rocket, completing a stock of 15 boosters set to fly on contracted missions. With ULA’s future focus on the Vulcan rocket, ...

In addition to launching classified payloads for the military and intelligence agencies, the Centaur has flown on Titan and ...

The first launch of the replacement for ULA’s Atlas and Delta family of rockets occurred back on Jan. 8 on the first of two ...

In the days following its sweep around the sun, Ikeya-Seki was a spectacular sight in the late October and early November morning skies. An incredibly brilliant, twisted tail stretched up from the ...

In a feat that can only be described as legendary, and after many months and a catastrophic setback, Polaris Spaceplanes has ...

In addition to its debut with Centaur, the RL-10 has also flown on the upper stage of the Saturn I and the Delta rocket family. The current version, the RL-10C, currently flies on the Atlas V and ...

The European Space Agency announced this week the selection of Rocket Factory Augsburg, The Exploration Company, ArianeGroup, ...

Launch Recap: Scroll down for live updates from the July 30 launch of Atlas V from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 41. It was good morning for a launch! At 6:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday, a United Launch ...

SpaceX conducted the vast majority of this year’s launches, but ULA launched both Atlas V and Vulcan Centaur missions from the coast, and Blue Origin’s new Glenn Rocket is waiting in the wings.

NASA confirmed Tuesday its sun-observing spacecraft captured the moment when the comet Atlas broke into chunks this week as ...