The pads were intended to support the Air Force’s Rocket Cargo program

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The military will seek environmental approval for two landing pads at Johnston Atoll

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The U.S. Air Force is pressing forward with plans to demonstrate point-to-point rocket travel perhaps in a few years.

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The Defense Innovation Unit is seeking proposals from commercial launch companies that can provide “responsive and precise point-to-point delivery of cargo to, from, and through space.”

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The ozone layer, which protects life on Earth from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun, was severely damaged in the 1980s and 1990s due to chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) — chemicals […]

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United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Ball Aerospace once again collaborated on a hands-on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education program with a rocket launch over southeastern Colorado. The 10th […]

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Less than a century ago, astronomers relied entirely on ground-based observations to further scientific study. Today, descendants of that first liquid-fueled rocket provide eyes on cosmic phenomena, unravel mysteries of […]

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The contracts are the second round of deals as the service aims to replace the RD-180 engine, which powers United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket.

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NASA selected 55 student teams from across the nation to participate in the 2015-2016 NASA Student Launch challenge, to be held April 13-17 near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in […]

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Hiring a painter is a relatively straightforward affair — unless you’re the Air Force and you’re looking for someone to restore a pair of 1960s rockets. In that case, the effort requires a nearly 150-page request for proposals.

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The RCS Engineers Rocketry Team from Russellville, Ala., beat out 100 competitors to claim first place at the National Finals of the 2015 Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC). After months […]

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Three students from the Georgetown, Texas, 4-H rocketry club took home gold medals after placing first in the sixth annual International Rocketry Challenge at Le Bourget Airport in Paris. The […]

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Ad Astra Rocket Company reports two important advances with its VX-200 high power VASIMR(R) engine prototype: 1) a significant increase in its high power performance over previous test data obtained […]

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