In July 1969, just days before Apollo 11, the Soviet Union’s N1 moon rocket lifted off with 30 engines firing at once, then detonated in a blast of near nuclear scale. Declassified accounts reveal how ...

In July 1969, just weeks before Apollo 11, the Soviet Union lost its giant N1 moon rocket in one of the most powerful non nuclear explosions in history. Kept secret for decades, the disaster revealed ...

Here’s a look at space accidents that have affected astronauts or other staff related to spaceflight. Accidents that involved unmanned spacecraft are not included. Timeline October 24, 1960 – The ...

NASA plans to test the planned leak repair with a second dress rehearsal fueling test later this month.

NASA has run into exasperating fuel leaks in a make-or-break test of the moon rocket that's supposed to send astronauts on a ...

Russia has pushed back its Luna missions and shifted focus to a China-backed lunar base, with plans to deploy a nuclear power ...

NASA's giant new moon rocket moved to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts' first lunar fly-around in more than half a century. The out-and-back trip could blast off as early as ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s giant new moon rocket moved to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around in more than half a century. The out-and-back trip could ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. NASA’s giant Space Launch System rocket rolled out Saturday for a crewed lunar flyby mission, potentially ...

The U.S. is the only country to have ever sent humans to the moon. In 1961, during the height of the Cold War with the Soviet Union and in an address to a joint session of Congress, President John F.