See Rocket Lab's "proposed mission architecture" for a Mars sample return mission in this animation. Credit: Rocket Lab ...

After years of being bombarded with news and images about humanity’s space exploration efforts, pretty much all of us have the same mental image of a rocket: long cylinders tied close together, on top ...

Of all the weird things we were expecting to come our way from the space exploration industry, catching a rocket booster mid-air by means of a helicopter is certainly one of the weirdest. And yet, ...

A new video from SpaceX shows the spaceflight company's incredible plans for a reusable mega-rocket. The 2.5-minute Falcon Heavy rocket animation shows the spaceflight firm's plans to land the three ...

The Ariane 5 rocket flew its last mission in June, leaving Europe without a heavy-lift vehicle to carry spacecraft to orbit. Its operator, Arianespace, is working on the rocket’s successor, the Ariane ...