At that point, the rocket was zipping through the mesosphere, or third layer of Earth’s atmosphere, at speeds over 8,000 mph — more than 10 times the speed ... a space shuttle launch from ...

Mashable Light Speed ... Space has been working on a spacecraft with the nostalgia of NASA's space shuttle program. Dream Chaser, a cargo space plane capable of runway landings, is set to launch ...

In the coming years, an unprecedented number of people will leave planet Earth—but it’s becoming increasingly clear that deep ...

Previously known for its suborbital space tourism rocket, Blue Origin is seeking to use New Glenn to better compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which has dominated the global launch market for years.

It’s akin to riding an open-topped shuttle around every nook of Trek lore and history. Where the game excels, however, is during open team space battles ... and consider speed and positioning ...

The Haolong cargo space shuttle from the Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute under the Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) will launch on Landspace’s Zhuque-3, a Feb. 2 article from state media ...

had failed due to cold temperatures on the morning of the launch. The disaster resulted in a 32-month hiatus in the space shuttle program as NASA worked to redesign the spacecraft to prevent ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the Space Shuttle ... had flown on a shuttle. Classrooms across America watched the launch.

The space shuttle and International Space Station are set to launch onto dollar coins in celebration of the advancements made by two states. The United States Mint has released the designs of the ...

The number of space visitors peaked in the 1990s, when NASA flew an average of six space shuttle missions a year, each usually carrying five to seven astronauts. The first shuttle launched in 1981 ...