A rocket touted as Japan’s first from the private sector to go into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff on Wednesday, Mar.

On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart just 73 seconds after liftoff. Pilot Michael Smith's final words ...

SEOUL--A rocket launched by North Korea to deploy the country’s second spy satellite exploded shortly after liftoff Monday, ...

For more than 60 years, nearly every large rocket used some combination of the same liquid and solid propellants. Refined kerosene was favored for its easy handling and non-toxicity, hydrazine for its ...

SpaceX and NASA's Crew-10 mission took off in a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Friday, March 14 ...

Firefly Aerospace has postponed its Alpha rocket launch from California multiple times. Initial delays were due to weather, while recent postponements were caused by technical issues. The launch will ...

China’s commercial Tianlong-3 rocket fails on debut launch The first launch of the Tianlong-3 rocket from Chinese commercial ...

Part of testing is pushing components way past their limits, so it's entirely possible that the team predicted a fiery end.

Texas-based Firefly Aerospace is planning its first rocket launch from California in nearly a year. The Alpha rocket launch is scheduled Monday, March 9, from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in ...