The best model rockets available range from NASA and Blue Origin replicas, to Estes sets, STEM kits and more, suitable for all ages and budgets.

Smithsonian/National Air and Space Museum (NASM 2003-4818) When you hear the name Robert H. Goddard—an American physicist and engineer—what probably comes to mind are his experiments with rockets.

A SpaceX Crew Dragon vehicle carrying first-time astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary, alongside U.S. veteran Peggy Whitson, launched towards the International Space Station (ISS) in the ...

SpaceX rockets keep exploding. ... a space policy expert with the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, especially when you’re testing new space technology as complex as a large rocket.

It launched with a fully fueled weight of 2,892.47 pounds and was in the air for a total of 56.6 seconds before landing just 14.57 inches ... space robotics, and reusable rockets beyond this ...

The U.S. Air Force plans to award a sole-source contract to United Launch Alliance for two Delta 4 rockets to launch National Reconnaissance Office, Space News reported Monday.. Mike Gruss writes ...

February 2024 story: SpaceX seeks to launch and land Starship rockets at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. And the Air Line Pilots Association, International — representing more than 79,000 ...

During the test, a prototype rocket that was 6.3m tall and 85 cm in diameter, with a wet weight of 1312 kg, launched 271.4 m into the air and landed 37 cm from its nominal landing spot after a 56. ...

Momentus is awarded a contract by NASA to conduct in-orbit testing of power processing unit technology. Momentus also signs a $1.86 million contract with the U.S. Air Force's innovation arm ...

A mock-up of a Thales 68 mm rocket pod was shown alongside a French Air and Space Force Rafale at the Paris Air Show 2025. The service is now evaluating such a weapon system for the C-UAS role.

Dr. Gee and his team have also listened to the noises of other rockets, including the small Alpha rocket from Firefly Aerospace, the first launch of NASA’s giant Space Launch System rocket, the ...