States like Florida, Texas and California are no strangers to routine rocket launches − but New Mexico? Spacecraft also sometimes get off the ground from the state. Space news coverage may be ...

NASA is preparing for the launch of the TOMEX+ sounding rocket mission, targeting a launch attempt on August 25, 2025. This mission will contribute to atmospheric research, offering valuable insights ...

It's not every day you get to watch a rocket launch into a sky glowing with colorful auroras — and it's even rarer to see that rocket leave swirling clouds in its wake as part of a NASA science ...

Space news coverage is often headlined by crewed missions to the International Space Station or SpaceX's latest test of its enormous Starship spacecraft. States like Florida, Texas and California are ...

WALLOPS ISLAND, VA - Precision sounding rockets are scheduled to lift off from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Officials say the launch window is from May 11-18. They say the launch will ...

Two NASA rockets launched into auroras over Alaska last week to study the impact that these geomagnetic light shows have on Earth's upper atmosphere, and the results were gorgeous. The experiment, ...

The 18th annual International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC), organized by the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA), is being held June 9-14 at Spaceport Midland. VisitMidland, the ...

The rockets released vapor tracers that formed milky, white clouds, allowing us to "see" the winds in space. Viewers from Lumberton to Wildwood in New Jersey sent Action News pictures. Sounding ...

WALLOPS ISLAND, VA- A sounding rocket is set to lift off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. NASA officials say the rocket may be visible in the Chesapeake Bay area between Thursday and Monday. They ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This is the WAC-Corporal liquid-fuel sounding rocket, the U.S.'s first successful sounding rocket. Developed from 1944 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is the Viking 12, the last of a ...

Sebastian Grabowski and a team of aerospace undergrads are taking on their toughest challenge yet: going back to high school. A sophomore in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering ...