A surge in global space launches in 2025 also brought a spike in failures, from SpaceX and Japan’s H3 to private rockets in ...

If you ever get to see one of the retired space shuttles up close, you will be struck by how rickety it looks. Just go to the California Science Center in Los Angeles or the Intrepid Museum in New ...

The H3 rocket was designed to carry the Michibiki No. 5 satellite, a critical component of Japan's version of a global positioning system (GPS). The mission was intended to enhance Japan's navigation ...

A Long March 12 rocket lifts off from the Hainan commercial launch site, carrying the 13th batch of Guowang satellites to orbit, Nov. 10 (UTC), 2025. Credit: SAST HELSINKI — China conducted a pair ...

SpaceX’s luck appears to be turning, as the company notched a second straight successful test flight of the Starship launch system — the most powerful rocket ever constructed — on Monday evening. The ...

Another member of the safety panel, Mark Sirangelo, said NASA should formally declare mishaps and close calls as soon as possible. “It allows for the investigative team to be starting to be formed a ...

Shannon Airport has had many eye-catching visitors over the years. But the prospect of a NASA space shuttle hurtling towards ...

LAUNCH COMPLEX 14, Cape Canaveral, Fla.—The platform atop the hulking steel tower offered a sweeping view of Florida’s rich, sandy coastline and brilliant blue waves beyond. Yet as captivating as the ...

Long March 12A reaches orbit in first reusable launch attempt, but landing fails A first launch of the Long March 12A Chinese state-owned reusable rocket reached orbit late Monday, but attempted ...

SHANNON AIRPORT WAS proposed as a potential “emergency landing” site for the NASA Space Shuttle after a change in the launch plans for the now-defunct spacecraft some thirty years ago.

At the time, NASA was preparing to launch the space shuttle, Atlantis, in June 1995 on a mission to dock with the Russian Mir ...