Two Texas senators have introduced legislation that would strip the Smithsonian of the retired space shuttle Discovery and ...

The awards are part of the service’s National Security Space Launch program, which it uses to acquire nearly all military ...

Today's award culminates nearly three years of government and industry partnership to increase launch resiliency and capacity ...

Live updates from the launch of the Starlink 12-17 mission. Liftoff was at 8:53 p.m. from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A.

Original story: Look for SpaceX to launch a Falcon 9 rocket this afternoon on a National Reconnaissance Office mission from Cape Canaveral. Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY Space Team live coverage of ...

Space agencies from around the world launched a total of 244 successful missions into orbit or space in 2024, which is the most in history. The US led the way with over half of those launches.

Biden administration officials have denied leaving the astronauts in space for political reasons. A launch, originally scheduled for takeoff on Wednesday, was delayed due to a hydraulic issue.

But NASA controlled the launches and crews. That remained true for the Gemini and Apollo programs and the eventual development of the space shuttle, a reusable spacecraft that could glide to a ...