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Defense officials say a notice to airmen was issued for a Russian space launch booster, not a military exercise.

Russian Rocket Booster, Not Military Exercise, Prompts Airspace Warning Off California Russian Rocket Booster, Not Military Exercise, Prompts Airspace Warning Off California

By Howard Altman

May 17 12:46 PM EDT

Starship pictured during static-fire testing

Military May Get Its Own SpaceX Starship Rockets For Dangerous Missions Military May Get Its Own SpaceX Starship Rockets For Dangerous Missions

By Oliver Parken

Feb 2 1:44 PM EST

A video montage shown before the latest launch of a U.S. Space Force X-37B mini-shuttle appears to offer the first look at one of these spaceplanes outside of the Earth's atmosphere.

Look At An X-37B In Space With An Extended Payload Module Look At An X-37B In Space With An Extended Payload Module

By Joseph Trevithick

Dec 29 5:43 PM EST

Shock diamonds from Starship's rocket exhaust

Starship’s 33 Engines Created The Mother Of All ‘Shock Diamonds’ Starship’s 33 Engines Created The Mother Of All ‘Shock Diamonds’

By Oliver Parken

Nov 20 8:27 PM EST

X-37B_SIXTH_MISSION

Details About X-37B Payload Adapter Revealed After Record-Setting Mission Details About X-37B Payload Adapter Revealed After Record-Setting Mission

By Thomas Newdick

Nov 14 12:48 PM EST

Activity At Remote Chinese Airstrip Seen Before Spaceplane Launch

Activity At Remote Chinese Airstrip Seen Before Spaceplane Launch Activity At Remote Chinese Airstrip Seen Before Spaceplane Launch

By Joseph Trevithick

Aug 5 6:35 PM EDT

Space Shuttle Carrying 747 Was Secretly Modified To Defend Itself From Heat-Seeking Missiles (Updated)

Space Shuttle Carrying 747 Was Secretly Modified To Defend Itself From Heat-Seeking Missiles (Updated) Space Shuttle Carrying 747 Was Secretly Modified To Defend Itself From Heat-Seeking Missiles (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Jan 28 3:02 PM EST

SpaceX Rocket Will Make a Highly Unusual Flight Along California’s Coast Overnight

SpaceX Rocket Will Make a Highly Unusual Flight Along California’s Coast Overnight SpaceX Rocket Will Make a Highly Unusual Flight Along California’s Coast Overnight

By Brian O’Rourke

Dec 17 5:31 PM EST

Aevum’s Space Launch Plane Is A-5 Vigilante Sized, Its Claims Are Even Bigger

Aevum’s Space Launch Plane Is A-5 Vigilante Sized, Its Claims Are Even Bigger Aevum’s Space Launch Plane Is A-5 Vigilante Sized, Its Claims Are Even Bigger

By Thomas Newdick

Nov 9 4:56 PM EST

China Says It Conducted A Successful Suborbital Test Of A Reusable Spaceplane

China Says It Conducted A Successful Suborbital Test Of A Reusable Spaceplane China Says It Conducted A Successful Suborbital Test Of A Reusable Spaceplane

By Joseph Trevithick

Jul 25 11:14 PM EDT

Rocket Delivery Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour In New Air Force Budget Proposal

Rocket Delivery Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour In New Air Force Budget Proposal Rocket Delivery Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour In New Air Force Budget Proposal

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 1 3:22 PM EDT

Graffiti Artists Defaced Soviet-Era Buran Space Shuttle At Russian Space Center

Graffiti Artists Defaced Soviet-Era Buran Space Shuttle At Russian Space Center Graffiti Artists Defaced Soviet-Era Buran Space Shuttle At Russian Space Center

By Thomas Newdick

May 26 7:33 PM EDT

Watch Elon Musk’s Starship Rocket Go Out With A Boom Wile E. Coyote Style

Watch Elon Musk’s Starship Rocket Go Out With A Boom Wile E. Coyote Style Watch Elon Musk’s Starship Rocket Go Out With A Boom Wile E. Coyote Style

By Brett Tingley

Dec 9 8:09 PM EST

The Military’s Puzzling Plan To Have SpaceX Deliver A C-17’s Worth Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour (Updated)

The Military’s Puzzling Plan To Have SpaceX Deliver A C-17’s Worth Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour (Updated) The Military’s Puzzling Plan To Have SpaceX Deliver A C-17’s Worth Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour (Updated)

By Brett Tingley

Oct 14 11:36 AM EDT

Boom Rolls Out Its XB-1 “Baby Boom” Supersonic Demonstrator Jet

Boom Rolls Out Its XB-1 “Baby Boom” Supersonic Demonstrator Jet Boom Rolls Out Its XB-1 “Baby Boom” Supersonic Demonstrator Jet

By Joseph Trevithick, Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Oct 12 8:46 AM EDT

Is This Concept Art Of A Mysterious Space Launch Mothership A Missing Link In Area 51’s Past?

Is This Concept Art Of A Mysterious Space Launch Mothership A Missing Link In Area 51’s Past? Is This Concept Art Of A Mysterious Space Launch Mothership A Missing Link In Area 51’s Past?

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Sep 28 1:19 PM EDT