Rocket Launch

Astronaut Edwin Aldrin stands by the American flag on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969.

Another moon landing will take more than rocket science

The first lunar landing took place more than 50 years ago, and there are myriad reasons America has struggled to do it again despite the technological advances

Flames rise as a SpaceX rocket explodes in Brownsville, Texas., June 18, 2025, in a screengrab obtained from a social media video.

Transport & Logistics

SpaceX Starship explodes on Texas launch pad

[HOUSTON] A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded during a routine ground test in Texas late on Wednesday, the company said, in the latest setback to billionaire Elon Musk’s dream of sending humans to Mars.

The biggest and most powerful launch vehicle ever built lifted off around 6.36 pm (2336 GMT) from the company’s Starbase facility, near a southern Texas village but soon encountered trouble.

Transport & Logistics

Starship megarocket blows up over Indian Ocean in latest bumpy test

[SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, United States] SpaceX’s prototype Starship exploded over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, capping another bumpy test flight for the rocket central to billionaire Elon Musk’s dream of ...

Japan's Space One's small, solid-fueled Kairos rocket lifts off at Space One's launching pad on the tip of Kii peninsula in Kushimoto, Japan, Dec 18, 2024.

Transport & Logistics

Japanese startup’s space rocket launch fails

A SPACE rocket built by a Japanese startup blasted off on Wednesday but was later seen spiralling downwards in the distance as the company said the launch attempt had failed.

The Ariane 6 rocket's mission will be considered a success after deploying its payload and having its reusable upper stage splashes down into the Pacific Ocean.

International

Countdown to first launch of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket

Its maiden flight will carry 11 university micro-satellites, re-entry capsules and small scientific experiments.

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