China’s push to match the world’s leading space powers took a dramatic turn when its first orbital-class reusable rocket reached space, then broke apart in a fiery crash during its attempted return.

Reusable rockets have reshaped the economics of spaceflight by dramatically reducing the cost of launching payloads into orbit. Traditional rockets were single-use vehicles that burned up or crashed ...

Remember the first time you saw a SpaceX rocket nail a bullseye landing after hurtling back from space? How about the first time two boosters landed side by side, punctuating the inaugural launch of ...

Well, those Falcon 9 landings never get old. Imagine, just over a decade ago the idea of being able to land a rocket upright after it’d been to space seemed crazy. And then SpaceX went and did it.

Earlier this month, SpaceX celebrated its 500th successful landing of a Falcon 9 first-stage booster during a routine mission that delivered 28 Starlink satellites into orbit. This achievement ...

International Moon Day was celebrated on July 20, observing the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The Apollo 11 mission, which launched from Florida, kickstarted a rich history of rocket ...

China’s first attempt to land an orbital-class rocket may have ended in a fiery crash, but the company responsible for the mission had a lot to celebrate with the first flight of its new ...

HELSINKI — Chinese commercial launch firm Landspace is preparing to attempt the country’s first orbital launch and booster landing this weekend with its Zhuque-3 rocket. Airspace closure notices ...

Liftoff of the first Long March 12A from Jiuquan spaceport. Credit: CASC HELSINKI — A first launch of the Long March 12A Chinese state-owned reusable rocket reached orbit late Monday, but attempted ...