The North American X-15 was built to flirt with the edge of space, not to cross it by accident. Yet on a research mission labeled Flight 90, a routine test profile slipped just far enough out of ...

On Episode 193 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talks with NASA Chief Historian Dr. Roger Launius about about ...

Case in point: the history of space flight is rife with tragedy, but sometimes tragedy is a cruel prerequisite to progress. Most people know about humanity's greatest successes, like the moon landing.

Oct. 8 (UPI) --Space tourism company Blue Origin launched six people in Texas on its 15th mission in the growing orbital tourism industry. Blue Origin's mission NS-36, space flight saw liftoff at 8:40 ...