Watch: SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes Over Atlantic, Causes Panic in Nearby Communities
January 16, 2025 – In a startling turn of events, a SpaceX Starship rocket experienced a catastrophic failure, exploding mid-flight over the Atlantic Ocean today. The incident, which took place during the…
Rocket builder Firefly nails crucial milestone with first mission success
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rocket builder Firefly Aerospace reached orbit for the first time this weekend, hitting a crucial milestone that kick-starts its launch business and opens new funding opportunities…
U.S. to send mobile rocket launchers to Ukraine in $625 million aid package -officials
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration’s next security assistance package for Ukraine is expected to include four High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers, munitions, mines and mine-resistant vehicles, two…
Rocket Lab to fire up first tests of new engine next year – CEO
By Joey Roulette LONG BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) – Launch company Rocket Lab by next year plans to conduct initial hot-fire tests of a new, more powerful engine that will power its next-generation…
Booster rocket or Roman dictator? Boris Johnson says farewell, for now
By Elizabeth Piper and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Comparing himself to a booster rocket that had fulfilled its mission, Boris Johnson said farewell to his Downing Street residence and office on…
In Gaza, denial and doubt over misfiring rocket claims
By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM – As the cleanup in Gaza continues from last weekend’s brief conflict with Israel, another battle has continued over which side caused the casualties, after Israel said misfiring…
Northrop buys trio of SpaceX launches as it upgrades Antares rocket
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON – Northrop Grumman has signed a launch deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to send three cargo missions to the International Space Station while the company builds an upgraded…
Northrop taps rocket startup Firefly to replace Antares’ Russian engines
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON -Northrop Grumman is partnering with rocket startup Firefly Aerospace to build a new version of its workhorse Antares rocket without Russian-made engines that were cut off from the…
Ukraine gets more U.S., German rocket launcher systems – minister
(Reuters) – Ukraine has received more German and U.S.-made multiple rocket launcher systems, part of a series of deliveries of the high-precision heavy weapons promised by its allies, its defence minister said…
Texas company forfeits proceeds and pays fine after supplying potentially tainted rocket fuel to NASA
HOUSTON – Anahuac Transport Inc. must pay a substantial fine after admitting to fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Corporate representatives Gary Monteau and Brant Charpiot admitted their guilt Feb. 23…
Lockheed delivers first model of new rocket launcher to U.S. Army
(Reuters) – Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp said on Tuesday it had handed over the first model of its newest mobile rocket launcher to the U.S. Army. The United States and its…
Palestinian rocket fire draws Israeli air strikes in Gaza
GAZA -Palestinian militants fired a rocket toward a city in southern Israel on Saturday, drawing Israeli air strikes, the Israeli military said, after months of relative calm in the area. There were…
Exclusive-Rocket propulsion startup to offer new, bigger rocket engine in 2025-CEO
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON – U.S. rocket engine maker Ursa Major is developing a new medium to heavy-lift rocket engine to serve a growing field of potential customers, jumping into territory dominated…
Australia wins U.S. approval to buy rocket launchers
By Katharine Jackson and Mike Stone WASHINGTON -The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of mobile rocket launchers to Australia, as the country seeks to boost its military presence in the…
Russia halts deliveries of rocket engines to the U.S
MOSCOW – Russia has decided to stop supplying rocket engines to the United States in retaliation for its sanctions against Russia over Ukraine, Dmitry Rogozin, head of the state space agency Roscosmos,…
At least 10 killed in latest rocket strikes on Ukraine’s Kharkiv, says Ukrainian official
LVIV – At least 10 people were killed and 35 wounded on Tuesday in rockets strikes by Russian forces on the centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, Interior Ministry adviser Anton Herashchenko…
Rocket strikes kill 11 in Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, says regional official
LVIV -At least 11 people were killed on Monday in rocket strikes by Russian forces on residential districts of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov…
Texas company convicted for supplying potentially tainted rocket fuel to NASA
HOUSTON – Anahuac Transport Inc. has pleaded guilty to fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Corporate representatives Gary Monteau and Brant Charpiot admitted their guilt today on behalf of the company.…
Student Causes Dorm Explosion With Homemade Rocket Fuel Experiment
A Brigham Young University student caused an explosion inside a dormitory kitchen Sunday, according to the school’s police department. The dorm resident had been experimenting with homemade rocket fuel on the stove…
NASA celebrates another successful East Coast rocket launch in Virginia
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with the company’s Cygnus spacecraft onboard, launches at 12:40 p.m. EST, Saturday, Feb. 19., 2022, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in…
NASA Launches Kamikaze Rocket To Collide With Threatening Asteroid
NASA and Elon Musk’s aerospace company, SpaceX, launched a test rocket designed to crash into asteroids that may threaten the existence of life on Earth. NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), a…
William Shatner Flies Into Space At Age 90 Aboard Blue Origin Rocket
Actor William Shatner, best known for playing Captain Kirk in “Star Trek,” successfully flew into space Wednesday morning at the age of 90. William Shatner left Earth at around 11 a.m. aboard…
Hall snipes home a beauty for his first goal as a Coyote
Taylor Hall fires home an absolute snipe for his first goal as an Arizona Coyote For the latest hockey action, subscribe to our channel by clicking the big, red shiny SUBSCRIBE button…
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