rocket launch

Firefly’s Alpha rocket detonated by Space Force during first launch 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 9, 2021
The rocket nailed its liftoff, but started cartwheeling mid-air before perishing in an explosive fireball

By David Aragorn
Elon Musk shows off fully stacked SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy rocket 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 6, 2021
It’s a “dream come true” for the SpaceX founder who has his sights set on Mars.

By David Aragorn
SpaceX Starship Explodes On Landing, But Still Hailed As Successful Test 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- December 12, 2020
SpaceX’s Starship SN8 has exploded on landing, after reaching a height of 12.5 kilometers (7.8 miles) in its first high altitude test flight. The complete destruction of the spacecraft is not quite the setback for Elon Musk’s plans to colonize Mars it might seem. The chance of a successful landing were considered slim, and the company is hailing the rest of the flight a success.

By David Aragorn
A Chinese rocket appears to rain rogue parts down from space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 13, 2020
The space debris problem is hitting home, literally.

By David Aragorn
NASA’s surprise Australian location pick for world-first rocket launch 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 6, 2019
The world’s biggest space agency, NASA, has chosen a tiny and remote location in Australia for a world-first rocket launch.

By David Aragorn
DARPA selects spaceports for responsive launch competition 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 13, 2018
DARPA has identified eight sites in the United States that it plans to use for a commercial launch competition, a selection that addresses one of the major concerns of potential competitors.

By David Aragorn
Astronauts escape malfunctioning Soyuz rocket 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 12, 2018
A US astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut were forced to make an emergency landing after their Russian Soyuz rocket malfunctioned en route to the International Space Station (ISS).

By David Aragorn
Evening Launch Catapults OSIRIS-REx Toward Asteroid Encounter 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 10, 2016
An Atlas V rocket traced a blazing arc into the Florida sky Thursday evening to send a small robotic explorer on its way to an asteroid on a mission that scientists anticipate will reveal answers to some of the basic questions about the solar system.

By David Aragorn