For centuries, ships have set sail from ports that bordered the sea. Today, launch sites around the world serve as the point of departure for rockets about to be launched into space. The United States possesses a number of launch sites, located...

A rocket launch site or launch complex is a facility at which rocket launches are conducted. It has usually one or more launch pads or suitable sites to mount a transportable launch pad. For launch vehicles with liquid propellant, suitable storage...

More than 100 leaders of Northern Virginia's high-technology industry flew to the Eastern Shore today to mark the dedication of a "space port" for launching the commercial rockets that are helping to transform the Washington area's aerospace economy. Led by Gov. James S....

Russia risks losing control of its orbiting Mir space station if the Kazakh government continues to ban launches of Russian rockets that could resupply Mir, officials said today. In the latest crisis to hit Russia's troubled space program, Kazakh officials prohibited Russia from...

An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinian militants in the northern Gaza Strip Sunday after they fired rockets at a nearby Israeli town, the Israeli military and hospital officials said.In all, Israel killed four Palestinian militants in Gaza on Sunday, including two Hamas gunmen.The Israeli military...

Upstart China challenges the United States by blasting a satellite out of orbit. North Korea lobs a missile over Japan, prompting Tokyo to initiate a multibillion dollar spy satellite program. India is readying a lunar mission, while rival Pakistan makes headlines with a new, improved...