During the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union launched one of the most ambitious aerospace programs in its history: the ...

The intense rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union pushed the two countries to compete, not only on Earth but throughout the solar system. Good ideas, or perhaps more accurately good ...

With their thrilling sci-fi aesthetics, spaceplanes are an attractive alternative to rockets. They are attractive in practical ways, too. Unlike traditional rockets, spaceplanes are reusable, flying ...