A new era of spaceflight headlined by Artemis II in April is making rocket launches in the US a matter of routine. Here's ...

Indian startup Skyroot joins Chinese and American private companies in the race to launch satellites in low orbit.

SpaceX seems to have mistaken shooting for the moon with shooting at the moon. Forecast to occur on Aug. 5, a five-story-long piece of a rocket from one of the private space exploration company's ...

A portion of a SpaceX rocket launched in 2025 is on a collision course for the moon and is expected to make impact tonight. Here's when.

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A rare photograph captured a lightning strike hitting a Chinese rocket during liftoff, creating an extraordinary image of a spacecraft launch meeting a powerful atmospheric event. The moment was ...

McKinsey & Company estimates that the global space economy could reach $1.8 trillion by 2035. Driving this growth is innovation in the private sector, notably reusable launch systems and technological ...

Up until a decade ago, China had never launched as many as 20 orbital rockets a year. But beginning in 2022, the Asian country launched 64 rockets and last year reached a record total of 93, marking ...