12 times rockets and spacecraft crashed and burned in 2025

Starship debris is seen streaking through the sky after the January 16 explosion. Captured from video by Brian Henry By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 29 December 2025 2025 was a very busy year for spaceflight, for better and for worse. We saw quite a few milestones notched in the

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THAAD missile launch

U.S. Used Up 15-20 Percent of its Global THAAD Anti-Missile Arsenal in Just 11 Days of Mid-Intensity Combat: Cost Over $800 Million

Published by Military Watch, 25 June 2025 The U.S. Army has been estimated to have consumed 15-20 of all munitions for its globally deployed arsenal of  Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) long range anti-missile systems, after deployment to support Israeli air defences during the country’s 11 days of hostilities with

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Seogwipo Science and Culture Festival, and sweet snacks, courtesy of weapons company Hanwha Systems

Hanwha Group headquarters in Seoul. Credit: Hanwha Systems By Sung-hee Choi, Published by Headline Jeju, 13 September 2024 Hanwha Defense Systems is building a satellite factory in Jeju Island’s Special Management Zone for groundwater resources On the afternoon of August 31, young citizens of various Asia-Pacific islands and countries, including

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The Fight Over THAAD in Korea

Photograph Source: The US Army – Public Domain By Gregory Elich, Published by Counter Punch, 1 May 2024 Since the U.S. military brought its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to South Korea in 2017, it has met with sustained local resistance. THAAD is the centerpiece of the numerous

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