A year before its delayed first flight, the largest of China’s new family of space launchers is progressing through testing. The propulsion systems of the two core stages and the booster have now all been fired.

The NTSB’s aviation chief says recent accidents show cockpit videos are invaluable in determining crash causes.

ESA’s Juice spacecraft will complement NASA’s Jupiter exploration, and look at whether its type of moons can harbor habitable environments.

In searching for life beyond Earth, scientists are continuing a human trait scientists believe was genetically set in ancient Africa.

The design, test and procedural weaknesses unearthed in the SpaceShipTwo accident should ultimately improve commercial spaceflight safety.

"This will put us in the right place at the right time," said Dan Johnston, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter project manager.