The NASA Artemis II mission, set to lift off as soon as February, will mark the first time astronauts have aimed to venture beyond near-Earth orbit since 1972.

NASA conducted a full-scale static test fire of the Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) solid rocket motor - part ...

NASA's Reactive Additive Manufacturing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (RAMFIRE) project test-fired a 3D-printed engine ...

Such "countdown demonstration tests" have traditionally taken place shortly before launch with the rocket and crew ship ...

Rocket Lab had its most successful year to date in 2025, with its Electron rocket completing 21 successful flights and the ...

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is scheduled to launch an uncrewed lunar lander in 2026. A new era of lunar exploration and ...

A major step toward launch day is complete as NASA's Artemis II astronauts ran through a countdown demonstration test.

NASA’s launch and mission teams, along with the Artemis II crew, completed a key test Dec. 20, a countdown demonstration test, ahead of the Artemis II flight around the Moon early next year.

If all goes according to NASA’s plans, 2026 will finally be the year that astronauts once again launch to the moon.

The same historic facilities that some 50 years ago prepared NASA's twin Voyager probes for their ongoing interstellar odyssey are helping to ready a towering commercial spacecraft for a journey to ...

New Glenn is vertical on the pad and its engines are hot. The second-ever liftoff of Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket is approaching as the launch vehicle undergoes final checkouts at Launch ...

NASA's first Mars launch in more than five years will wait a little longer to get off the ground. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.