Two days after the latest in a string of test-flight setbacks for his big new Mars spacecraft, Starship, Elon Musk said on ...

China's secret unmanned spacecraft returned to Earth, bringing no additional clarity on what it was up to. The "reusable experimental spacecraft" went into space on December 14 and returned eight ...

Spacecraft burn tons of fuel and leave behind debris—but a clever technique called aerobraking could fix both problems.

Just before the start of 2024, the United States and China launched what may be their most secretive spacecraft into orbit to little fanfare. Commonly referred to as space planes, the American X ...

When the Soviet Union launched an unmanned spacecraft called Kosmos 482 in March 1972, it was supposed to hurtle through space and travel all the way to Venus — 41 million miles away.

A sonic boom shook Southern California as an unmanned SpaceX Dragon capsule reentered Earth's atmosphere and landed in the ...

SpaceX's latest unmanned Starship launch experienced various hiccups on Tuesday, May 27 and eventually broke up about an hour ...

To reach orbit, Starship is mounted atop a 400-foot Super Heavy rocket powered by 33 Raptor engines, making it the most powerful rocket system ever developed, according to the company. Unlike the ...

May 20, 2022: Starliner docks with ISS for the first time, Boeing reports. The unmanned spacecraft launched on May 19, 2022 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. A successful ...

China's secret unmanned spacecraft returned to Earth after an eight-month mission. The details surrounding the spacecraft, even its name, are unclear. Experts monitored its activities, saying it ...