LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Remnants of a large Chinese rocket launched last week are expected to plunge back through the atmosphere this weekend in an uncontrolled re-entry being tracked by U.S. Space ...

On Dec. 21, 1968, NASA’s Apollo 8 mission launched to the moon. Apollo 8 was the second crewed mission in NASA’s Apollo ...

Editor's note: The rocket remnants re-entered Earth's atmosphere Saturday night. The remnants likely crashed into the Indian Ocean. Read the latest here. A huge piece of space junk is about to make an ...

Step inside a fascinating space exploration museum and join us on an immersive journey through the history of moon missions.

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A historic NASA spacecraft will soon leave the Smithsonian for the Sooner State. The Apollo command module that was flown by the third and last astronaut crew to live on board the United States' first ...

BEIJING — The largest section of the rocket that launched the main module of China’s first permanent space station into orbit is expected to plunge back to Earth as early as Saturday at an unknown ...

You can now take the controls of a historic NASA spacecraft — literally. A team of Hollywood prop and visual artists are offering replicas of the Apollo command module control panel. The ...

Look at a picture of the Apollo 11 launch and you'll probably notice the rocket's pointed tip and the fire coming from the five giant engines in the first stage of the 36-story-tall Saturn V rocket.

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