The Ship vehicle persevered, surviving in good enough shape to perform its planned landing burn and splashing down in the Indian Ocean as planned. 66.5 minutes after launch. And it was a bullseye ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- It's back to the future as NASA astronauts launch again from the U.S. - aboard a retro-style "Right Stuff" capsule. Make no mistake: This is not your father's - or ...

I’m certainly no rocket surgeon but RE the heat shield, is it possible that SS is simply too big/heavy to cool with any kind of tile? Assuming the temperatures experienced have mostly to do with mass, ...

Humanity has come a long way since the first satellite was launched into low-Earth orbit. Within a matter of decades, man set foot on the moon, built a space station, developed reusable rockets, and ...

How do you salvage the unsalvageable? Bring in a contractor, of course. SPACE.com says the chances are slim, but reports a bid to keep NASA’s earth-orbiters space-bound is still in the offing. United ...