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

SpaceX has unveiled a radical redesign of its Starship rocket after several failed flight attempts of the Mars-bound rocket. Elon Musk’s space company announced on Wednesday that it will remove one of ...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket tumbles out of control and explodes in third major setback - The latest failure comes amid mounting problems for Elon Musk ...

The first stage of Firefly Aerospace's 96-foot-tall Alpha rocket exploded while the spacecraft was vertical on a test stand in Briggs, Texas. Firefly made a name for itself in 2025 when its Blue Ghost ...

Dozens of startups working on data centers, mining and pharmaceuticals are hanging on Elon Musk's long-stalled megarocket.

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha Flight 7 rocket exploded during a ground test at its Texas facility on Monday. The company said it followed safety protocols and all personnel were safe. Firefly debuted on ...

A SpaceX test flight that was 'destroyed' less than ten minutes after its launch in January put multiple passenger jets in serious danger while in flight over the Caribbean. The seventh un-crewed ...

A preflight test in Texas did not go according to plan for Firefly Aerospace on September 29, when the first stage of its Alpha rocket exploded in dramatic fashion. The resulting fireball and smoke ...

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 ...

After making a successful reentry, the rocket's first stage booster appeared to lose an engine during its landing burn. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

An exploding rocket rattled a small community north of Austin on Monday. Firefly Aerospace, which successfully landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the moon in March, was testing its Alpha rocket in ...