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Meet the Amateur Rocketeer Building Self-Landing Replicas of SpaceX Rockets
Joe Barnard has spent the last three years pioneering DIY landing technologies for amateur rockets and now the aerospace industry is paying attention.
Watch the Air Force Blow Up a Piece of Spaceflight History
Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 17, built in 1956, was demolished on Thursday.
We Talked to the Flat Earther Who Took to the Sky In a DIY Rocket
“Before the launch, some girl threw her pair of panties inside of the rocket. They're hanging on my wall right now.”
SpaceX's central core is officially a space oddity
Two of the Falcon Heavy's three reusable rockets have successfully touched back down on their launchpads.
Rocket Igniters In Super Slow Motion Look Cool as Hell
Model rockets can be just as awe-inspiring as the Falcon Heavy from the right angle.
Flat Earthers Are Shooting a Guy 2,000 Feet in the Air in a Homemade Rocket
"Mad Mike” Hughes is a former NASCAR crew chief, denier of science, and daredevil. This weekend he will launch himself over a mile in a homemade rocket.
Experts: America Doesn't Need All These Nukes
Nuclear deterrence can be way less pricey, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Shooting Rockets Into the Heavens to Please Thailand's Rain God
Sometimes it takes a lot of noise to wake the King of the Sky.
The First Primate in Space Was Drugged and Strapped into a Nazi-Designed Rocket
On June 14, 1949, Albert II became the first primate to visit outer space, paving the way for human spaceflight.
I Felt Every Emotion Standing in the Shadows of NASA's Apollo 1 Fire
Traveling to Pad 34 last week—a trip generously arranged for me by NASA staff—made me feel like I finally knew my grandpa, who tried to save three astronauts.