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John to pedal on path to fitness

He’s long been known for his passion for fast cars and even faster bikes. But John Abraham has invested in a...

28 March 2013 4:39 PM GMT

At the time of the rocket attack, SpiceJets 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...

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

28 Sep 2017 2:39 AM GMT

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...

30 Oct 2018 6:14 AM GMT

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 8:23 AM GMT

The Russian Space Agency said it still planned to go ahead with the next manned flight in December. (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 3:01 AM GMT

The Falcons 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 2:52 AM GMT

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from newly refurbished Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Cape Canaveral, Fla, Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. The rocket is carrying supplies to the International Space Station. (Craig Bailey/Florida Today via 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 3:18 AM GMT

A Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. The Falcon Heavy, has three first-stage boosters, strapped together with 27 engines in all.

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.

8 Feb 2018 3:44 AM GMT

The image shows the companys spacesuit in Elon Musks 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...

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

7 Feb 2018 8:08 AM GMT

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.

3 March 2018 6:04 AM GMT

SpaceX is working on a version of its Dragon capsule that will carry crew to the space station, perhaps as early as next year (Photo: AFP)

SpaceX postpones its first commercial launch of updated Falcon 9...

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

11 May 2018 3:41 AM GMT

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 March 2018 8:36 AM GMT