Test Flight

Orion crew capsule: What you need to know about NASA's new mega moon rocket

Lift-off is slated for early Wednesday morning from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The test flight aims to send an empty crew capsule into a far-flung lunar orbit 50 years after NASA's famed Apollo moonshots

Boeing to test unmanned Starliner capsule at the start of 2022, crewed launch may occur later in the year

Starliner was scheduled to fly to the ISS on 3 August but the flight was aborted hours before launch because of problems with propulsion system valves.

Richard Branson will be launching into space along with Virgin Galactic crew on 11 July test flight

He founded Virgin Galactic in 2004 to provide short space tourist flights to the edge of space and has said he will be a passenger on the first commercial flight.

NASA displays its experimental all-electric X-57 Maxwell aircraft for the first time

The aircraft has been under development since 2015 and is still a year away from its first test flight.

SpaceX Crew Dragon faces serious issues on launchpad despite successful test launch

In a test launch for their space capsule Crew Dragon, SpaceX faces problems in their last phase.

After Virgin Galactic crash, US space industry prepare for more scrutiny

Last week's incidents have raised questions about the commercial space industry.

Photos: Virgin Galactic's test flight explodes mid-air, kills pilot

The test flight of Virgin Galactic's passenger spaceship ended in tragedy after it exploded killing a pilot and seriously injuring one. Here are some images.

Damp squib: SpaceX rocket explodes midair during test flight

A SpaceX rocket exploded in midair during a test flight on Friday, though no one was injured, as the company seeks to develop a spacecraft that can return to Earth and be used again.

Prototype of NASA's Orion Unveiled

NASA has unlocked its latest manned capsule Orion, which is slated for a test flight in 2013, for a series of trials.