but for a person to get to outer space, they need to be in some sort of spacecraft attached to a rocket. Sponsor Message That rocket shoots out exhaust when it leaves the launch pad. That exhaust ...

The U.S. Space Force has added Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space and California-based Rocket Lab USA to the list of providers for its $5.6 billion round of national security launches. Each company ...

In the 1990s, NASA designed an experimental space plane meant to be a cost-effective alternative to expensive rockets. Called the X-33, it was based on a concept called SSTO — or “single stage ...