The rocket explodes. Photograph: AP By Oliver Holmes, Published by The Guardian, 30 March 2025 Uncrewed Spectrum test rocket’s failure seconds after blast-off said to have produced extensive data nonetheless A test rocket intended to kickstart satellite launches from Europe fell to the ground and exploded less than a minute after takeoff from
An RS1 rocket from ABL Space Systems set up on a launch pad at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska. (ABL Space Systems) By Davis Hovey, Published by KMXT, Kodiak, Alaska, 18 February 2025 The Alaska Aerospace Corporation is suing an aviation insurance group for the roughly $3 million it spent cleaning
Starship on launch pad By Jackie Wattles, Published by CNN, 1 February 2025 It was a typical balmy afternoon across the tropical islands that lie southeast of Florida, where tens of thousands of tourists flock this time of year for winter break. But on January 16, just after sundown, a
Image: EcoNews By Sanusha S., Published by EcoNews, 22 January 2025 SpaceX’s Starship flew for the seventh time on January 16, 2024, nearly taking off but impacting a cloud of explosive debris. Meanwhile, on completion of space exploration debris is raining down from the sky in the Caribbean and some
Starship on launch pad By William Harwood, Published by yahoo! news, 17 January 2025 The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered SpaceX to carry out a formal investigation into the breakup of its Starship rocket during a test flight Thursday that sent a spectacular shower of flaming debris plummeting back to
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched the Crew-9 mission on September 28. NASA By Passant Rabie, Published by Gizmodo, 2 October 2024 It looks like the Falcon 9 rocket won’t be flying again anytime soon. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has requested an investigation into SpaceX’s launch of its Crew-9 mission
SpaceX’s Starship rocket performs a hot stage separation during a flight test on 18 November, 2023 (SpaceX) By Darren Orf, Published by Popular Mechanics, 5 September 2024 We learned something, though. In mid-November 2023, a disastrous SpaceX launch, which saw the explosion of not one but two rockets, offered a
RFA lost a first stage Aug. 19 that it was hoping to use for a maiden flight in a matter of weeks. Credit: Rocket Factory Augsburg By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 23 August 2024 TAMPA, Fla. — Rocket Factory Augsburg no longer plans a maiden flight this year after losing
