Watch how Stoke Space Hopper 2 prototype conducts a vertical takeoff and vertical landing (VTVL) in Moses Lake, Washington.

Stoke Space shared stunning new photos from a recent flight test of the company's Hopper reusable rocket prototype. The flight test, called Hopper2, included a vertical takeoff and vertical ...

Japan's primary rocket builder, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, is another titan of Japanese industry, but it has never launched ...

Grace Hopper's work with computers helped NASA communicate with Apollo astronauts, and still helps scientists keep track of far-flung spacecraft.

SpaceX launched its sub-scale Starship "hopper" spacecraft on a brief unpiloted up-and-down test flight at the company's Boca Chica, Texas, test facility Tuesday, a dramatic demonstration of ...

The Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy are the stars of the show for SpaceX, but the company's deep space aspirations rest on an even larger and more powerful vehicle known as the Starship. Today it flew ...

SpaceX readies 'Starship Hopper' spacecraft prototype for first test. The uncrewed vehicle is a small version of a 100-passenger spaceship that will take humans to Mars.

A new age of commercial moon exploration is upon us, and one of the most exciting missions yet is about to launch—one laden with rovers, a drill, and even a hopper spacecraft that will try to ...