By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 10 January 2023 SEATTLE — The first flight of ABL Space Systems’ RS1 rocket failed to reach orbit Jan. 10, the second loss of a commercial small launch vehicle in 24 hours. The company announced it would attempt the launch of RS1 from the
By Andrew Chuter, Published by DefenseNews, 10 January 2023 LONDON — A British attempt to become the first Western European nation to put satellites into space from a base on home soil has failed after the Virgin Orbit launch rocket missed the required orbit. Virgin Orbit officials said Jan. 10
By Colm Keena, Published by The Irish Times, 9 January 2023 Fishing boats and other vessels have been warned to avoid an area off the southwest coast of Ireland from Monday night because of the danger of being hit by falling debris from a rocket due to be launched from
An Electron rocket lifts off Nov. 4 carrying the MATS satellite. While the rocket successfully deployed the satellite in orbit, the company was unable to perform a mid-air recovery of the booster. Credit: Rocket Lab webcast By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 4 November 2022 WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab successfully
By Jonathan Amos, Published by the BBC, 14 October 2022 The British rocket company Skyrora's first attempt to get to space has ended shortly after lift-off with the booster ditching in the sea. The Edinburgh-headquartered company was aiming to get its Skylark L vehicle above 100km in a flight from
By Park Si-soo, Published by SpaceNews, 12 October 2022 SEOUL, South Korea — A Japanese Epsilon small launch vehicle failed to reach orbit during an Oct. 11 launch, resulting in the loss of all eight smallsats on board. The rocket lifted off on schedule at 8:50 p.m. Eastern from Japan’s
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 10 February 2022 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The first operational launch of Astra’s Rocket 3.3 vehicle failed Feb. 10 when the rocket’s upper stage appeared to tumble out of control after stage separation. The rocket, designated LV0008 by Astra, lifted off from Space Launch
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 in vivid detail just how quickly things can go sideways. In the video, rocket maker Astra’s 3.3 skids horizontally for
