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This weeks Soyuz rocket launch was aborted but Russia said the next manned mission to the International Space Station could be brought forward. (Photo: AFP)

Virgin Orbit moves closer to commercial satellite launch

The rocket loaded with water and antifreeze to simulate the weight of fuel, crashed as planned into the Mojave Desert as...

11 July 2019 2:37 PM IST

$InSight spacecraft launches onboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas-V rocket, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is a Mars lander designed to study the \inner space\ of Mars. (Photo: AP)$ World

Russia says five killed in mysterious rocket test accident: report

The accident occurred during tests on a liquid propellant rocket engine, RIA said, citing Rosatom.

10 Aug 2019 2:30 PM IST

Prior to the accident, Italian aerospace company Avio Aero, which built the Vega, said it had a 100 per cent success rate. (Photo: AFP)

Space insurance costs to rocket after satellite crash

The Vega rocket carrying a military observation satellite for the United Arab Emirates veered off course shortly after...

1 Aug 2019 11:02 AM IST

Electric car maker Teslas CEO Elon Musk gives the opening keynote at the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett, File)

Elon Musk unveils new Mars rocket prototype, expects missions in...

Starship is the top half of Musk's colossal interplanetary rocket system that stands 387 feet tall.

30 Sept 2019 7:45 AM IST

The orbiting satellite is almost as big as a city bus.

SpaceX racks up 50th launch of Falcon 9 rocket

The latest Falcon took flight from Cape Canavera, successfully hosting a massive communications satellite for Spain's...

7 March 2018 8:12 AM IST

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket transporting the Tess satellite lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla.(Photo: AP)

SpaceX halts US satellite launch for national security mission

US Vice President Mike Pence, who travelled to Florida to watch the launch.

19 Dec 2018 10:19 AM IST

On its website, NASA explains that it does use the materials for wind experiments launched on sounding rockets to the upper atmosphere.

This is why a NASA camera melted during SpaceX launch

During a SpaceX rocket launch on May 22, a high-end Canon camera suffered disastrously.

29 May 2018 5:27 PM IST

In this image provided by NASA, the Dragon capsule arrives at the International Space Station on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 with food and experiments. It will remain attached to the orbiting outpost for about a month, returning to Earth in May. Dragon launched Monday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a used Falcon rocket. SpaceX wants to reduce launch costs by recycling rocket parts. (Photo: AP)

Russia launches first manned voyage to ISS since rocket accident

The Soyuz lifted off at 1131 GMT from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

4 Dec 2018 11:11 AM IST

The 61-year-old limo driver converted a mobile home into a ramp and modified it to launch from a vertical angle so he wouldnt fall back to the ground on public land. (Photo: Facebook)

Self-taught rocket scientist blasts off into California sky

"Mad" Mike Hughes, the rocket man, propelled himself about 1,875 feet into the air Saturday before a hard landing in the...

26 March 2018 10:28 AM IST

This file photo shows, Mad Mike Hughes begins work on repairing a steam leak after he scrubbed his launch attempt of his steam-powered rocket near Amboy, Calif. (James Quigg/Daily Press via AP, File)

Self-taught rocket scientist blasts off into California sky

The self-taught rocket scientist propelled himself about 1,000 feet into the air before a hard-landing in the Mojave...

25 March 2018 11:21 AM IST

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket transporting the Tess satellite lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla.(Photo: AP)

SpaceX launches new rocket primed for future crewed missions

Minutes later, the rocket's main-stage booster flew itself back to Earth.

12 May 2018 9:19 AM IST

States oppose key food bill provisions

States oppose key food bill provisions

Differences came to the fore ahead of the government giving a final shape to the National Food Security Bill, as a...

14 Feb 2013 1:10 PM IST