SpaceX remains atop the list of new, upstart rocket companies trying to challenge famous old-space names like Lockheed and Boeing, but RocketLab, which is both based in the U.S. and New Zealand, is ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – This week, NASA aims to fire off rockets into the night sky over Alaska in an attempt to better understand polar auroras – more commonly known as the Northern Lights. Like a ...

Two NASA rocket missions are taking to the Alaskan skies in hopes of discovering why some auroras flicker, others pulsate, and still others are riddled with holes. Understanding these peculiar ...

For nearly a decade after its formation in December 2006, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) joint venture between Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) was the de facto dominant ...