OTD In Space - May 8: Centaur Rocket Explodes During Maiden Flight

On May 8, 1962, NASA's new Centaur rocket exploded in mid-air during its first test flight. The Centaur was an upper stage ...

Explosion at SpaceX’s Starship launch site, days before critical rocket mission

An explosion has been captured at SpaceX ’s Starbase facility in Texas, where Elon Musk’s company is preparing to launch its ...
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Explosion Reported on Site as SpaceX Prepares Starship for Another Launch

Another setback? The post Explosion Reported on Site as SpaceX Prepares Starship for Another Launch appeared first on ...
The Gazette

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes during test firing in Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - An explosion destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket belonging to Elon Musk's SpaceX during routine test firing at Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday, shaking buildings miles away and ...
Wall Street Journal

Musk Calls SpaceX Probe Of Sept. 1 Rocket Explosion “Difficult And Complex”

More than a week after a Space Exploration Technologies Corp. rocket blew up on a Florida launchpad during routine fueling, company founder Elon Musk suggested investigators haven’t identified the ...
Dayton Daily News

NASA Antares rocket explodes on launch

NASA's Antares rocket exploded on launch this evening from the Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia just before 6:30 p.m. The rocket held a cargo craft containing more than 5,000 pounds of ...
Scientific American

See Astrobotic pull off a major test of its ‘ring of fire’ rocket engine

Rotating detonation rocket engines work differently than traditional rockets to maximize thrust while using less fuel—an advantage that could help spacecraft explore farther in the solar system ...