For example, Jupiter is the most massive planet in our solar system. It’s so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths. So it requires a very high escape speed: 133,100 mph (about 214,000 kilometers per hour ...

Space company SpinLaunch is trying to re-invent the system for launching craft off of our world and into space. The goal is ...

The first launch has already occurred, with SpaceX launching a Starlink mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 5:15 a.m. ET. This mission ...

While rocket launches from the Kennedy Space Center are routine, relatively few are timed optimally to allow for viewing so ...

The space industry started off 2025 with a bang. January brought the dual launch of lunar landers from the Texas-based ...

The rocket lifted off at 2:03 a.m. ET on January 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and crossed the official boundary into space a few minutes ... that is not designed to go into orbit, which ...

He said he welcomes New Glenn's entry into the heavy-lift rocket field as a SpaceX competitor. "If people haven't been out ...

Putting one of Musk’s Falcon Heavy rockets into space takes some $90 million per ... “He has a seat at the table, next to the king, and he’s going to use that to naturally burnish his ...

By comparison, last year's total of 93 orbital rocket launches breezed to a new Florida annual record. The former record was ...

President Donald Trump asked billionaire Elon Musk to “go get” two astronauts that have been aboard the International Space ...

When going into space and escaping from Earth, rockets need lots of force, so they consume propellant very quickly. That’s a problem, because the rocket can’t carry enough propellant to keep ...