Landing missions are especially tricky ... But 20 seconds after beginning its first photographic scan, Mars 3’s signal went silent for good. On Christmas Day 2003, the British-built Beagle ...

On September 29, 2013, SpaceX performed the first supersonic retropropulsion (SRP) maneuver to decelerate the reentry of the ...

The Starship is at the heart of Elon Musk’s ambitious plan to send humans to Mars. This latest test flight showcased the rocket’s capabilities, with the first stage landing as planned and the ...

Using a mix of China's Zhurong Mars rover's onboard instruments, scientists identified several intriguing water-related features.

SpaceX's Starship vehicle that will one day propel humans deep into the cosmos launched Tuesday on its latest flight test as ...

Back in 2007, I talked with Rob Manning, engineer extraordinaire at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and he told me something shocking. Even though he had successfully led the entry, descent, and ...

Elon Musk announced that the first Starships to Mars will launch ... will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars. If those landings go well, then the first crewed flights ...

India's space agency, ISRO, unveils ambitious plans for a Mars landing and a space station, aiming to facilitate a moon ...

On November 23, 2015, a Blue Origin rocket made a historic landing. Before this time, all rockets were single-use only — even ...

Donald Trump's attendance at the launch would be the latest public appearance he and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk have made together ...