WASHINGTON — Technicians successfully test fired a U.S. Air Force Minuteman 3 first-stage solid-rocket motor Oct. 24 as part of a program designed to sustain U.S. propulsion skills for strategic ...

The US Space Force was set to launch an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental missile on election night — testing America’s nuclear deterrent strategy during heightened tensions with the Mideast and ...

Russia reportedly failed to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test code-named "Satan 2" while U.S. President Joe Biden was in Ukraine. Two U.S. officials told CNN that Russia's ...

In what comes as a significant development, the United States launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on May 21 from its California-based Vandenberg Space Force ...

An unarmed Minuteman III launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base late Tuesday night. Base officials say the 11:01 p.m. launch was not a result of current world events but “part of routine and ...

Arlington, Va., Mar. 13, 2013 – ATK (NYSE: ATK) has received a contract valued up to $81 million from the U.S. Air Force Space Development and Test Directorate (SDTD) at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Northrop Grumman Corp. supported the successful test of the ...

A modified Minuteman rocket launch set for tonight or Wednesday morning will support a missile-defense mission to collect data while tracking the target with an orbiting satellite.

An artist's concept depicts the Mk21A reentry vehicle under development by Lockheed Martin Corp. for the Air Force. Credit: Courtesy Lockheed Martin Corp. A Minotaur I rocket launch late Monday night ...

Welcome to Edition 1.25 of the Rocket Report! There is some really interesting news from Russia this week, with a potential revival of the Sea Launch platform, concerns about sloppy work at Russian ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a Marc 50 rocket motor ...