Mississippi State mechanical engineering senior Cooper Shanks, left, watches as 6-year-old Christopher Best shows off his custom “Christopher VI” rocket, built for him by MSU’s Space Cowboys.

The company's novel rocket engine could be a game changer for the U.S. military.

Components for the powerful heavy-lift rocket have already arrived at the Southern California launch site. The Vulcan rocket is designed to replace ULA's Atlas V and retired Delta IV rockets for ...

Elon Musk's SpaceX receives most of the publicity and attention for space exploration and the economic opportunities associated with launching rockets into orbit. However, you can't currently trade ...