Blue Origin, the rocket company Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos founded, notched one of the most substantial successes in its ...

The rest of the 400 landings have come courtesy of SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy, whose first stage consists of three ...

Commissioned in 1945, White River began life as a Landing Ship Medium (Rocket), or LSMR-501-class ship, and over the course ...

Ballistic missiles for warfare evolved into rockets destined for exploration. Now commercial space companies are also building spacecraft and selling tickets for future tourist flights.

Florida’s sky briefly lit up during the night as one of a handful of big new American-made rockets took flight. It was the first time a new space company achieved orbit on the first launch attempt.

This meant that the boiler generated more power (steam), so the Rocket was able to go faster than its rival, and thus secure its place in history. The Rocket can be seen at the Science Museum ...

Blue Origin's two-stage New Glenn rocket lifted off in the darkness at 2:03 a.m. EST Thursday from Cape Canaveral Space Force ...