It’s an old tale: A boyfriend visits his girlfriend’s parents’ house for the first time and nerves ensue. But in Michael Wilkes’s case, he arrived in Cyprus to not only a warm reception, but also a ...

Engineers need good data to build lasting things. Even the designers of the Great Pyramids knew the limestone they used to ...

Humanity has sent into space everything from lightsabers and Tesla Roadsters to golden records and entire digital genetic ...

Laika was the first dog in the space but it took her life. Learn more about this heart-breaking story of animal testing.

As the price of space launch falls, the military wants to use rockets to send troops and supplies downrange in 90 minutes or ...

A sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Musk’s rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year. By Ryan ...

SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, is a leading private spaceflight company and a key partner for NASA. The company is currently privately held, but recent reports suggest it may go public with an IPO in ...

SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Southern California after midnight on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The mission will deploy 27 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit from the ...

AI companies want to put AI data centers in space. Rocket Lab has the rockets that could help do just that. Rocket Lab's latest, biggest rocket may begin launching in just a few months. These 10 ...

Rocket Lab is a leading player in the small-satellite launch market, having completed 77 launches to date. It will expand its capabilities with its medium-lift Neutron rocket, which can carry ...

First the penny. Next, paper checks? When the US Mint stopped making pennies last month for the first time in 238 years, it drew a lot of attention. But there have been quiet moves to stop using paper ...

MSU PHOTO ID: Mississippi State mechanical engineering senior Cooper Shanks, left, watches as 6-year-old Christopher Best shows off his custom “Christopher VI” rocket, built for him by MSU’s Space ...