A Chinese rocket launch started the week with a Chang Zheng 12 (CZ-12) launching from Commercial Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan, China. Liftoff occurred on Monday, ...

It was a record year for spaceflight in California at the Vandenberg Space Force Base, and even more rocket launches should be ahead in 2026.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GettyImages 528673160 Michael Cole Corbis via Getty Images 2 Powerful and dependable, the Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engine was ...

The Rolls-Royce Merlin engine remains one of the most recognizable sounds in aviation history. At Biggin Hill, the Spitfire’s low passes allowed the full character of the engine to carry across the ...

A former SpaceX engineer explained how SpaceX solved one of its most underappreciated breakthroughs, super densifying liquid oxygen to squeeze more propellant into the same tanks and gain a major ...

The Rolls-Royce mtu Series 4000 engines manufactured in South Carolina are used for power generation, locomotives, luxury yachts, and heavy-duty vehicles. Rolls-Royce North America is expanding an ...

SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Jan. 4, 2026, after a holiday break. The company set a new Florida launch record in 2025 with 109 launches, 101 of which were Falcon 9 ...

The mission, launching from California, will deploy an Earth-observing satellite for the Italian Space Agency. The launch was postponed twice in late December to allow for additional ground system ...

SpaceX's final West Coast launch of 2025 is scheduled for December 27 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission will deploy the CSG-3 Earth observation satellite for the Italian ...

The Falcon 9 rocket will launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base to deploy an Earth-observing satellite for the Italian Space Agency. SpaceX postponed the launch twice to allow more time for ground ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Despite a technical issue regarding the launch escape system, SpaceX was able to send up Axiom Space’s Ax-4 mission early Wednesday morning. The four astronauts — three of whom ...