NASA completes test of rocket engines that could eventually send humans to...
NASA on Thursday completed an eight-minute test of engines on a Boeing-built rocket for Artemis missions that aim to return U.S. astronauts to the moon by 2024, more than half a century since the last...
View ArticleRussian rocket tests briefly destabilise space station
Moscow, Russia — The International Space Station or ISS was briefly destabilized Friday during tests of a Russian-made Soyuz rocket, but the crew and the orbital station were not in danger, Moscow...
View ArticleRussia launches Soyuz rocket carrying military satellite – state media
Russia has launched a Soyuz rocket carrying a military satellite into space, Russian news agencies reported Wednesday citing the defense ministry. The rocket – a Soyuz-2.1b medium-class launch vehicle...
View ArticleEuropean satellite launch fails to reach orbit
NEWQUAY, England — The first attempt to launch a satellite from western Europe appeared to have failed early on Tuesday when Virgin Orbit said an “anomaly” had prevented its rocket from reaching orbit....
View ArticleJapan launches new, cheaper rocket
Japan launched a new rocket Saturday that it hopes will be a cheaper and more efficient way of sending satellites into space.
View ArticleSpaceX launches observatory on 3rd try, nixes landing test
SpaceX launched an observatory inspired by former Vice President Al Gore toward a solar-storm lookout point a million miles away Wednesday.
View ArticleJapanese whisky arrives at the International Space Station
TOKYO–An unmanned cargo ship loaded with emergency supplies — including Japanese whisky — successfully docked at the International Space Station early Tuesday, officials said. But thirsty astronauts...
View ArticleRussian supply ship docks at space station
MOSCOW — An unmanned Russian cargo ship has docked with the International Space Station, bringing the astronauts aboard 2.3 tons (2.5 short tons) of supplies ranging from air to garlic. The Progress...
View ArticleNew NASA photos show massive rocket explosion in Virginia
WALLOPS ISLAND, Virginia — The launch of an unmanned commercial supply rocket on the eastern shore of Virginia was supposed to be a moment of celebration. Crowds gathered to watch as the sun set....
View ArticleSpaceX launches rocket 6 months after accident, then lands
SpaceX sent a Falcon rocket soaring toward orbit Monday night with 11 small satellites, its first mission since an accident last summer. Then in an even more astounding feat, it landed the 15-story...
View ArticleSpaceX’s returned booster rocket back in hangar
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — SpaceX’s booster rocket, the Falcon, is back in its nest following a historic landing. The California company led by Elon Musk shared a picture of the returned booster Sunday....
View ArticleSupport leg breaks as SpaceX rocket lands on ocean barge
LOS ANGELES — After successfully delivering a US-European ocean-monitoring satellite into orbit, a Space X rocket made a hard landing on a floating barge in the roiling Pacific, breaking a support leg...
View ArticleSpaceX satellite launch succeeds, but rocket crash lands
MIAMI, United States – SpaceX on Friday successfully launched a communications satellite to a distant orbit but failed, as expected, to land the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on an ocean platform....
View ArticleSpace station getting inflatable room, a cosmic first
Forget blowup air mattresses. Space station astronauts are getting their first inflatable room.
View ArticleBooster rocket fires in key NASA test for Mars missions
NASA's fireworks came early this year with a successful rocket test in Utah.
View ArticleChina says new rocket brings space station plans closer
China says its plans for a permanent space station remain on track with the successful launch of its new heavy-lift Long March 5 rocket.
View ArticleSpaceX launches, lands recycled rocket
SpaceX launched on Wednesday a rocket that had already flown to space and landed it successfully on an ocean platform, as part of its ongoing effort to recycle costly rocket components.
View ArticleRussia launches second rocket from new cosmodrome
Marking another milestone after the inaugural liftoff last year, the Soyuz rocket carrying a weather satellite and other equipment took off at 2:41pm local time (0541 GMT), as scheduled.
View ArticleRussia loses contact with satellite after launch from new spaceport
The rocket carrying the satellite had been the second launched from the new spaceport.
View ArticleRocket lights sky as it carries satellites from California
A reused SpaceX rocket carried 10 satellites into orbit from California on Friday, leaving behind a trail of mystery and wonder as it soared into space.
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