The Vulcan rocket leapt off its pad at 4:22 a.m. EST, lighting up the Florida coast before a problem inside one of its ...

In a fail of astronomic proportions, NASA has announced that its latest project -- the $424 million Taurus XL rocket and ironically named "Glory" satellite -- has failed to reach orbit and is most ...

Facepalm: Chinese startups are attempting to emulate what SpaceX and Blue Origin achieved nearly a decade ago – the ability to land and reuse rockets. Although the road has been bumpy, at least one ...

Preparations for launch of the sixth Kinetica-1 rocket in December 2024 at Jiuquan spaceport. HELSINKI — A Chinese commercial Kinetica-1 solid rocket failed late Thursday, with the launch attempt ...

Welcome to Edition 7.45 of the Rocket Report! Let’s talk about spaceplanes. Since the Space Shuttle, spaceplanes have, at best, been a niche part of the space transportation business. The US Air Force ...

The Starship‘s many engines are isolated from each other, preventing the risk of one engine failure causing failure of all as in the case of the Soviet Union’s N1 rocket, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on ...