In an effort to oust the Soviets in the space race, NASA’s Mariner I spacecraft was prepared to make history as the first spacecraft to complete a flyby survey of Venus. Then, on July 22, 1962, the ...

Blue Origin took crucial steps toward its space-development goals on Thursday, launching its orbital rocket for the first time with cargo and landing the rocket’s booster. The Jeff Bezos-owned company ...

Launch recap: Scroll down to read live FLORIDA TODAY updates from the Starlink 10-57 mission, which launched 8:32 a.m. Sept. 5 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. Original story: Early risers ...

Live coverage of the NASA SpaceX rocket launch begins 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space. Rockets here launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ...