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May 7, 2013 at 10:36PM

SpaceX inks lease with Spaceport America, will push reusable rocket higher

April 23, 2013 at 4:14AM

SpaceX's Grasshopper VTOL rocket triples its previous best with 840-foot hop (video)

April 21, 2013 at 4:45PM

Watch live: Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket to lift off on test flight (update: success!)

March 20, 2013 at 2:46PM

SpaceX's Merlin 1D engine gets flight qualified, Musk expects launch this year (update)

March 20, 2013 at 1:07PM

Jeff Bezos highlights finds from F-1 engine underwater 'sculpture garden'

March 8, 2013 at 9:04PM

DIYRockets starts a challenge to build open source, 3D-printed rocket engines

March 2, 2013 at 5:34PM

NASA: SpaceX Dragon capsule to reach ISS on March 3rd at 6:01AM ET

January 30, 2013 at 7:30PM

South Korea successfully launches native rocket and satellite into space

January 29, 2013 at 4:11PM

NASA rocket to paint the sky red, tune in tonight starting at 4:30PM ET (video)

January 14, 2013 at 4:50PM

Watch SpaceX's Grasshopper rocket hover, from its own point of view (video)

December 26, 2012 at 5:27AM

SpaceX Grasshopper reusable rocket improves leap to 131 feet (video)

December 6, 2012 at 11:28AM

SpaceX lands a pair of plum US Air Force contracts for its Falcon rockets

November 19, 2012 at 11:43AM

CE-Oh no he didn't!: SpaceX creator Elon Musk says Ariane 5 rocket has 'no chance'

October 7, 2012 at 8:25PM

Watch the SpaceX Dragon capsule lift off, live (video)

October 7, 2012 at 8:01AM

SpaceX Dragon capsule launch gets go signal from NASA

September 22, 2012 at 12:16AM

SpaceX's 'Grasshopper' vertical takeoff / vertical landing rocket takes its first small leap (video)

September 21, 2012 at 8:15AM

SpaceX to start International Space Station cargo runs on October 7th, kick off routine private spaceflight

August 10, 2012 at 7:03AM

Morpheus lander crashes, burns and explodes in untethered flight test, NASA remains optimistic (video)

August 7, 2012 at 10:21AM

NASA's Morpheus lander detects hazards, noisily passes tethered flight test (video)

July 31, 2012 at 7:57PM

China's new liquid oxygen and kerosene-fueled rocket engine lights up for testing

July 23, 2012 at 9:23AM

Visualized: Telescope aboard suborbital NASA rocket takes clearest ever images of sun (video)

June 23, 2012 at 6:15AM

Excalibur Almaz wants to offer the first private trip to the Moon -- provided you've got £100 million

May 29, 2012 at 6:41PM

SpaceX and Intelsat announce first commercial contract for Falcon Heavy rocket

May 26, 2012 at 2:31PM

SpaceX Dragon team opens the hatch, to spend Memorial Day with more cargo hauling than barbecues

May 24, 2012 at 2:02PM

Visualized: SpaceX's Dragon is a desolate vision in beige and white

May 22, 2012 at 3:20AM

SpaceX Dragon is ready for launch (update: launched!), view the live stream now

May 10, 2012 at 4:18PM

Dark horse set to ride into space race, strapped to world's largest solid rocket booster

May 8, 2012 at 10:03AM

One-man Rocket EV hits over 200 mph in under 7 seconds (video)

March 29, 2012 at 1:36AM

Amazon's Bezos finds Apollo 11 rocket engines in ocean, contemplates shipping options

February 16, 2012 at 2:41PM

GENIE rocket system does smooth VTOL, lateral flight, cheap trips to Mars (video)

February 13, 2012 at 4:24PM

ESA's Vega rocket takes flight, delivers low-tonnage objects to high places

February 2, 2012 at 6:13PM

SpaceX test-fires its 'super' rocket engines (video)

January 2, 2012 at 2:34AM

China promises to put more humans in space, less trash

December 13, 2011 at 3:03PM

Paul Allen-backed Stratolaunch Systems promises flexible, low-cost access to space

November 11, 2011 at 5:09PM

J-2X rocket passes second test, proves NASA can still have a blast (video)

November 10, 2011 at 5:05AM

eRocketry successfully launches Delta II Model 7420-10 rocket, has the video to prove it

October 21, 2011 at 4:00AM

EU to launch first two Galileo satellites today, as sat-nav system lurches forward

September 30, 2011 at 10:55AM

Future SpaceX rockets will set you down gently after your long commute (video)

September 30, 2011 at 1:27AM

Tiny 'jumping robots' have more in common with firecrackers than Johnny 5

September 15, 2011 at 11:03PM

Purdue University grad students give NASA lander tech a boost, do it for the experience

September 14, 2011 at 6:57PM

NASA's Space Launch System to rocket into deep space, unravel the universe's mysteries (video)

September 5, 2011 at 7:11PM

Amazon CEO's flying water tank crashes, leaves dent in his space travel dream

August 11, 2011 at 8:30AM

DARPA's Falcon HTV-2 hypersonic aircraft launches today, does New York to LA in 12 minutes (update: lost in flight)

July 17, 2011 at 8:14PM

Russia's RadioAstron telescope finally set to launch, blanket space with its radio eye

July 14, 2011 at 9:26PM

SpaceX breaks ground at Vandenberg Air Force Base, continues preparation for 2013 Falcon Heavy launch

June 3, 2011 at 10:31AM

Amateur Copenhagen Suborbitals team about to make launch attempt (update: success)

May 31, 2011 at 2:17AM

NASA's new cooling pump doesn't need moving parts, set to chill out in space next month

May 24, 2011 at 12:01AM

T-Mobile flips on 42Mbps HSPA+ across 55 markets, launching Rocket 3.0 modem stick tomorrow

April 28, 2011 at 9:05AM

NASA collects proposals for space fueling stations

April 25, 2011 at 1:08PM

Elon Musk says SpaceX will send a man to space in three years, Mars within the next two decades

April 14, 2011 at 3:29PM

T-Mobile blesses contract-averse with Rocket 4G modem and better data plans

April 5, 2011 at 4:07PM

SpaceX reveals plans for world's most powerful rocket, the Falcon Heavy

April 4, 2011 at 10:04AM

SpaceX teases 'something big,' suggests we check back April 5th (video)

March 23, 2011 at 12:13AM

Japan's space agency considers using rockets with artificial intelligence

March 11, 2011 at 6:48PM

NASA and Ad Astra team up to test VASIMR plasma rocket in space

March 8, 2011 at 2:01AM

Boeing's new unmanned X-37B launches into orbit, won't come home until it finds Major Tom

January 25, 2011 at 12:49AM

NASA considering beamed energy propulsion for space launches

December 27, 2010 at 9:26AM

Eutelsat's Ka-Sat blasts off for adventure and good uplink speeds (video)

October 13, 2010 at 10:59AM

NASA hopes to send ARES rocket-powered robot plane to Mars

September 15, 2010 at 5:14AM

NASA's revolutionary launcher dreams could improve mass transit systems, boost astronaut applications

August 24, 2010 at 1:05PM

Amateur Copenhagen Suborbitals team about to send a dummy into a space, then a man; what have you done with your life?

July 30, 2010 at 2:40PM

Nexus One blasts off to 28,000 feet, looks slightly worse for wear (video)

July 30, 2010 at 1:16PM

Rocket Project team successfully launches a Vaio into the stratosphere

April 28, 2010 at 12:34PM

Rocket Racers are go: two aircraft put on a show in Tulsa

March 21, 2010 at 10:38AM

Dish Network successfully launches Echostar XIV while we remember a fallen soldier

March 1, 2010 at 12:13PM

Sony's Rocket Project helps students reach the stratosphere, unloads some Vaios in the process (video)

October 20, 2009 at 10:31AM

Ion propulsion engine could take you to Mars in 39 days

October 3, 2009 at 7:10AM

Rogers' Rocket Hub disguises 3G data and voice as mild-mannered home modem

October 3, 2009 at 7:10AM

Rogers' Rocket Hub disguises 3G data and voice as mild-mannered home modem

August 5, 2009 at 1:51AM

Orbiting fuel stations proposed for trips to the Moon, Mars, and beyond

April 30, 2009 at 8:19AM

Next Russian space capsule could land on a gentle cushion of fire

December 11, 2008 at 10:22AM

Ciel II satellite successfully reaches orbit, gears up for DISH service

December 9, 2008 at 10:05AM

Ciel II satellite prepares for launch, EchoStar service

August 7, 2008 at 10:59AM

SpaceX's Elon Musk figures out Falcon 1 mishap, hopes for flight 4 next month

August 4, 2008 at 12:22PM

SpaceX's rocket destroys Scotty's space-bound ashes in a demonstration of tremendous irony

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