The previous record of people in orbit was set in May 2023, when for a brief period of time there were 17 people aboard both the International Space Station and China’s Tiangong space station.

With the arrival of three people, there are now 19 people orbiting Earth from space, setting a new record.

For the first time, Virgin Orbit has strapped its 21-meter rocket to a modified 747 aircraft and taken to the skies. The company performed this "captive-carry" test flight on Sunday in Victorville ...

The video only captures 75 percent of the planet's entire orbit, but it is believed to be the longest time-lapse of an exoplanet ever made.

China on Thursday successfully launched a reusable robotic spacecraft for the third time since 2020, in a series of secretive orbital test flights.

The launch of China's Shenzhou 16 mission brought the total number of people in orbit right now to a record-high 17. But three of those folks are about to come home.

SpaceX's mega-rocket has a 'decent chance' of making orbit on its next flight, Musk said. Last time, Starship blew up the launchpad and exploded in mid-air.

Eutelsat’s newest satellite reached its target position in the geostationary orbit this week only four months after its launch, setting an industry record for the fastest all electric orbit ...

NASA astronauts launched from US soil for the first time in nine years. And they did it on a private vehicle, for the first time in history.

SpaceX's powerful Starship system spent roughly an hour in orbit performing test maneuvers for the first time ever. But two simultaneous communications errors means the rocket won't be recoverable.