Computers have been used in rocketry for half-a-century, so it's possible to think that the new AI programs could help. They struggled to grasp the basics. (NPR staff generated imagery using ...

Rocket Lab finally pulled the cover off its Neutron rocket, a medium-lift vehicle that CEO Peter Beck calls “a rocket of 2050,” as the company looks to take a greater share of the launch market ...

SpaceX is planning to launch its Starship mega-rocket toward orbit again as soon as Saturday. Mere months ago, the ship tried to fly to space for the first time and exploded en route. If it succeeds ...

HELSINKI — A Chinese launch vehicle maker is working on designs for an air-launched rocket for sending small satellites to orbit. The system is being designed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle ...