The rumble you will hear today, Monday, January 5 2026 is the sound of rocket engine hotfire testing. Hotfire testing — a ...

Debris scatters on June 26, 2025, during a static fire test of a new solid rocket motor at a Northrop Grumman facility in Utah. The motor is supposed to be used in later Artemis moon missions. A test ...

The United States is preparing to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than half a century, riding a ...

China’s reusable Long March 12A failed as the first stage was not successfully recovered, widening the scientific gap with ...

SpaceX launched the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost communication with the upper stage of the rocket that continues on into space. The company’s webcast showed data ...

The new test proved the capability of a new propellant that will enhance the rocket's performance, making a sample return mission from Mars increasingly viable. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...

Elon Musk and SpaceX are getting a little closer to sending humans to Mars, but they still have plenty of work to do. After the last two test flights ended prematurely with the destruction of the ...

Which US rocket companies achieved the most during 2025? Once again, Ars Technica is here to provide some answers in the form ...

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