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It turns out that for SpaceX, landing a rocket booster upright on a droneship in the ocean upright is the easy part. It’s getting it back to land that’s tricky.

Following four scrubbed attempts to launch the Falcon Heavy earlier this month, SpaceX is preparing to try again this week.

SpaceX has shared dramatic footage showing a recent engine test involving its Starship spacecraft ahead of its third test flight atop the Super Heavy rocket.

Part of NASA's training for the Artemis II astronauts includes sending them down a little slide. But there's a good reason for the exercise.

Blue Origin has returned to flight 15 months after a midair explosion involving its suborbital New Shepard rocket grounded its operation.

This year, we saw new Moon suits, megarocket blastoffs, and a mysterious beached object. Oh, and an ultraviolet Mars.

NASA has shared a video highlighting its plan to launch the first commercial delivery service to the moon that will radically advance its explorations there.

SpaceX has scrubbed Wednesday night’s launch of the triple-booster Falcon Heavy rocket, marking the fourth such delay in as many days.

SpaceX has stood down from Tuesday's launch of the Falcon Heavy, marking the third such delay since Sunday. It's now targeting Wednesday evening for launch.

The International Space Station made history 25 years ago today, and NASA marked the occasion by sharing two very special photographs.