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Barring high winds or other bad weather, the orbiter will be lifted by two cranes late Monday in a move that could take up to 10 hours to complete.

The Gravity-1 rocket successfully launched on Thursday, carrying three payloads into orbit and establishing new benchmarks along the way.

January 8 marked the start of the first major space mission of the year. Something called the Peregrine Mission One departed from Launch Complex 41 at Ca...

For the second time, the largest part of a space shuttle-era rocket booster has been taken vertical as part of the display of the orbiter Endeavour at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.

Crews successfully lifted into place giant rockets at the California Science Center, the first large components installed at the future home of the space shuttle Endeavour.

Crews successfully lifted into place giant rockets at the California Science Center, the first large components installed at the future home of the space shuttle Endeavour.

The 116-foot-long motors are standing vertically at the California Science Center, marking progress in the creation of a full-scale Space Shuttle replica.

A new video shows the Artemis 2 moon mission's boosters under assembly. The solid rocket boosters are being made at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ahead of the 2024 launch with four astronauts.

The two solid rocket motors, each weighing 104,000 pounds and the size of a Boeing 757 fuselage, were trucked from the Mojave Air and Space Port over two days.

The boosters took a remarkable trip through LA, heading to a museum to team up with the Endeavor orbiter ahead of a unique "ready for launch" display.