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One of the science experiments onboard will explore how the universe formed from stardust. (Representative Photo: NASA)

Cargo mission to space station is set to launch this week

The unmanned Cygnus cargo craft will carry 7,500 pounds of groceries, hardware and research.

13 Nov 2018 8:31 AM

A Russian Soyuz-2 booster rocket takes off from the Plesetsk launch facility in northwestern Russia. (Photo: AP)

Europe backs own space launchers amid growing competition

The move is a response to the US government’s decision to award lucrative launch contracts to private American space companies.

30 Oct 2018 11:44 AM

Virgin Atlantic has taken one of their commuter Boeing 747-400 aircraft, called the Cosmic Girl, and modified it heavily to make the rocket launch possible. (Photo: Virgin Orbit)

Virgin Atlantic's special Boeing 747 will launch rockets soon

Virgin Orbit’s Launcher One rocket will deliver satellites to orbit while launched from a Boeing 747.

27 Oct 2018 1:53 PM

A rocket owned by the US company SpaceX will blast off from Florida carrying two and a half tons of gear from NASA, only to dock three days later and 250 miles (400 kilometres) above Earth at the International Space Station.

The rockets that are pushing the boundaries of space travel

SpaceX has shaken up the satellite launch sector, with more than 55 launches of its Falcon 9 rocket since 2010.

27 Jun 2018 8:17 AM

A few minutes after blast-off was aborted, mission controllers for billionaire Elon Musk’s private launch company, formally known as Space Exploration Technologies, said they would try again on Friday.

SpaceX postpones its first commercial launch of updated Falcon 9 rocket

The rocket’s onboard computers halted the countdown about one minute before the Block-5 edition of the Falcon 9 was set to blast off.

11 May 2018 9:11 AM

Musk aims to make rockets as reusable as commercial aeroplanes, bringing down the cost of spaceflight and boosting efficiency. (Photo: SpaceX)

Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 deploys 10 satellites, but loses its nose

The nose was said to “impact water at high speed,” with Elon Musk not confirming successful recovery.

31 Mar 2018 2:06 PM

Arianespace has drawn up an action plan following the incident that includes a fix for the problem experienced during the Ariane 5 launch.

European satellite launches to go ahead after Ariane 5 failure

An independent investigation found that the cause of the error was that the rocket was fed with incorrect data.

03 Mar 2018 11:34 AM

The Falcon’s first stage was used to launch a satellite for Taiwan last August and was recovered by landing it on a drone ship in the Pacific. (Photo: AP)

SpaceX launches Spanish satellite, 2 others from California

The rocket’s primary payload was a satellite named PAZ for Spanish satellite operator Hisdesat.

23 Feb 2018 8:22 AM

A spectacle occurred on December 22 when a Falcon 9 lifted off shortly after sunset in exceptionally clear weather and reached an altitude where its expanding plume was illuminated by sunlight. (Photo: AP)

Satellite launch from California is delayed

The launch has been postponed to early Wednesday due to the need for more inspections.

19 Feb 2018 8:48 AM

Images of the exposed Roadster and “Starman” — named after a David Bowie song — against the backdrop of our blue planet, were burning up the internet long after Tuesday’s launch.

Roadster car now flying toward asteroid belt beyond Mars

The world’s first space sports car is cruising toward the asteroid belt, well beyond Mars.

08 Feb 2018 9:14 AM

The image shows the company's spacesuit in Elon Musk's red Tesla sports car which was launched into space during the first test flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket.

Check out photos of SpaceX's 'Starman' driving beyond earth on a Tesla Roadster

With liftoff, the Heavy became the most powerful rocket in use, doubling the liftoff punch of its closest competitor.

07 Feb 2018 1:38 PM

At the time of the rocket attack, SpiceJet's SG 22 Kabul-Delhi flight was preparing for take-off at the airport. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Close shave for 180 SpiceJet passengers after rockets land near Kabul airport

The Taliban has said on Twitter that US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, who was visiting Kabul, was the target of the attack.

28 Sep 2017 8:09 AM

The assailants then drove their stolen car toward a military police station and detonated a car bomb at a nearby roadblock. (Photo: Representational/AP)

1 killed, 4 hurt in gunfire and bomb attack in Turkey

One person was killed and four people were wounded in the attacks and one of the assailants was killed, officials said.

09 Jun 2017 8:36 PM

The 25-and-half hour countdown for the launch of GSLV MkIII commenced at 3.58pm at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

ISRO’s ‘Fat Boy’ to have maiden flight today

Next generation heavy launch vehicle will place GSAT-19 into orbit.

05 Jun 2017 1:35 AM

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