SpaceX makes rocketry look easy, sticks yet another Falcon 9 landing
SpaceX is due to perform its latest Falcon 9 rocket launch and landing ton November 15. The rocket will be used to launch Qatar’s Es'hail-2 communications satellite, which will provide communications for the Middle East and parts of North Africa. Here's how you can watch.
The worst rocket crashes in history
Space is a tricky business. The costs are high, and the losses can be severe both financially and mechanically. Failure happens and often results in an explosion and a fiery crash. We compiled the worst accidents in the history of space exploration that show just how tough the space industry can be.
This crash-tastic video shows why rocket launches aren’t easy
Japanese rocket company Interstellar Technologies has been inspired by the likes of SpaceX and Blue Origin, but its efforts have proved disappointing. Two launches have resulted in two rocket failures, the latest of which created a large fireball that you can now watch from multiple angles in a new video.
Watch the crazy ‘Fortnite’ rocket launch into space and crack the sky
Over the weekend, Epic Games held a one-time-only event in Fortnite which say a rocket launch into the sky, apparently travel across dimensions, and eventually create a crack in the air. It could hint at very interesting things for the future of the battle royale game regarding the nature of reality.
SpaceX in the clear over ‘Zuma’ spy satellite disaster, report suggests
A recently published report suggests SpaceX is in the clear over the loss of the "Zuma" spy satellite during a secretive mission at the start of the year. Investigators have reportedly pinned the blame on client Northrop Grumman for the way it prepared the satellite.
This amazing robot intestine barfs out perfectly mixed rocket fuel
Researchers in Japan have created an excreting robot intestine that excretes ready-mixed working rocket fuel.
Japan just launched the smallest rocket to carry a satellite into space
Bigger isn't always better, at least not when it comes to breaking records. Over the weekend, Japan launched a miniature satellite by way of a modified SS-520 sounding rocket.
SpaceX could launch ‘world’s most powerful rocket’ by year’s end
SpaceX is gearing up to launch its awesome Falcon Heavy rocket, described as "the most powerful rocket in the world by a factor of two."
Elon Musk’s latest crazy idea? Rocket-based travel. On Earth
Elon Musk has an ambitious new idea -- to use the SpaceX interplanetary rocket system to make long-distance travel possible on Earth.
SpaceX triumphs with its first-ever launch of a recycled cargo ship
SpaceX chalked up another success on Saturday with its first-ever launch of a recycled cargo ship. The Dragon capsule is heading to the ISS.
Jeff Bezos offers a sneak peek at Blue Origin’s newest rocket engine
Blue Origin is building a new engine for its awesome New Glenn rocket, and CEO Jeff Bezos just offered a sneak peek of the very first one.
Watch SpaceX safely land a Falcon 9 rocket after space station resupply mission
Elon Musk’s SpaceX project scored a victory over the weekend when it performed the successful landing of a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday.
Incredible new 3D printed rocket is completely ready to launch after being assembled
Students at Inholland University of Applied Science in the Netherlands are 3D printing and launching their own rocket.
Japanese rocket launches manga drawings and weather satellite into orbit
The manga-decorated Himawari 9 satellite is the second of two third-generation weather satellites sent into orbit by JAXA.
Meet the new rocket from Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin — the enormous New Glenn
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are competing for dominance off the planet. And now, Bezos has introduced the New Glenn, the future rocket of Blue Origin.
Watch a nanoscale rocket engine thruster ‘take off’ under a microscope
In the next few years, estimates the number of orbiting nanosatellites — which range from just 2.2 pounds to 22 pounds — at around 1,000.
Watch NASA test the monstrous rocket booster that’ll take us to Mars
NASA Has Tested The World's Most Powerful Rocket Booster For The Second -- And Last -- Time On Earth
China is on track to launch a second space station into orbit in September
China ticked a couple more boxes on its space program checklist this weekend, as it gears up to send a second space station into orbit this September.
Space X: Crash into drone ship ‘accordions’ engines of Falcon 9 rocket
In a follow-up on a recent crash, Elon Musk of SpaceX confirmed that damage to the Falcon 9 rocket from a recent crash was extensive.
SpaceX will attempt yet another high-velocity rocket landing tonight. Here’s where to watch
SpaceX hopes to safely bring another Falcon 9 rocket home tonight after launching a Thai telecommunications satellite into a high-elliptical orbit.
Against all odds, SpaceX successfully landed its fastest-moving Falcon 9 rocket yet
What was expected to be a successful mission but an unsuccessful landing for SpaceX's Falcon 9, turned out to be a big success all around.
North Korean satellite nonfunctional and ‘tumbling in orbit’ following weekend launch
North Korea successfully deployed the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 satellite in orbit, but U.S. Department of Defense officials say it's tumbling and nonfunctional.
SpaceX plans ocean landing attempt following February 24 launch
SpaceX will make its next launch attempt and possible ocean landing on February 24 when it is slated to deploy an SES-9 satellite into orbit.
Rail-launcher-assisted satellite launch goes awry in Hawai’i and crashes
Just 60 seconds after its maiden launch, the Super Strypi went seriously off-course and proceeded to disintegrate, to the horror of onlookers in Hawai'i.
Tonight, NASA’s rocket launch will light up the night sky with colorful vapor trails
People who live in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States should look to the skies tonight for a colorful display courtesy of NASA.
Elon Musk says firm complacent prior to Space X rocket explosion
Founder of Space X, Elon Musk, has said that part of the reason the recent CRS7 mission was a failure, was because of complacency.