Perhaps most readers will remember when they saw the first SpaceX demonstration of a rocket stage landing vertically on the pad under control. It’s something of a shock to be reminded that th… ...

You may wonder what to do with an old plastic water bottle. Sure, you could just drop it in the recycle bin -- but it could also be “upcycled” into a rocket like Ben Cusick’s model ...

Here's how to build a rocket — or at least understand the science behind it.

If you haven’t built and launched water rockets with your kid, you’re missing out on an awesome project. With 10 bucks or so worth of parts, an air pu ...

The Estes line of flying model rockets have inspired an untold number of children and adults alike, thanks in part to their ...

It took SpaceX years to successfully pull off the first vertical landing for its reusable Falcon 9 rocket. Since then, model rocket designers have attempted to recreate the feat—with Joe Barnard ...

The first model rocket to actually fly in space rode a NASA space shuttle in 1991. The Estes rocket will be on display in The Museum of Flight in Seattle.

TITUSVILLE — It was supposed to target terrorism, not toy rockets. But enthusiasts who build and launch model rockets say a provision in the Homeland Security Act threatens to ground a hobby … ...

The Model Rockets That Carried Us to the Stars Inspired by the space race, we defined ourselves by our choice of miniature machines ...

While the old design was the cause of quite a few singed arm hairs, this new model is much more pleasant to use due to the new blast shield as well as the distance from the rockets that has been ...