The imaginary rocket driving a small-town spaceport
By Alexandra Marvar, Published by The Verge, 22 September 2021 Is the FAA licensing spaceports that are doomed to fail? The latest launch attempt out of Kodiak, Alaska’s spaceport shows
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX launch site threatens wildlife, Texas environmental groups say
By Diana Wray, Published by the Guardian, 5 September 2021 The site in Boca Chica, south Texas is surrounded by protected lands that host a huge range of local wildlife
Firefly’s Alpha rocket detonated by Space Force during first launch
By Joey Roulette, Published by The Verge, 3 September 2021 The rocket nailed its liftoff, but started cartwheeling mid-air before perishing in an explosive fireball Small launch company Firefly’s Alpha
Astra rocket aborts orbital test launch for US military at last second
By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 28 August 2021 Astra aimed to reach orbit for the first time ever today (Aug. 27), but the company's Rocket 3.3 aborted the liftoff
Rocket Lab satellite launch from Māhia Peninsula fails
Published by Stuff, 16 May 2021 Rocket Lab says a launch of satellites from its facility on Māhia Peninsula failed on Saturday. The problem occurred during ignition of the Electron
Two BlackSky satellites lost on Rocket Lab launch failure
By Stephen Clark, Published by Spaceflight Now, 19 May 2021 A Rocket Lab Electron launcher malfunctioned about two-and-a-half minutes after liftoff from New Zealand Saturday, destroying two BlackSky Earth-imaging satellites
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