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FAA Grounds SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket After Landing Failure
SpaceX’s reusable Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded by the FAA, after this week's failed booster platform landing
SpaceX ‘In Talks’ To Recover Starship Rocket In Australia
SpaceX reportedly in talks with US, Australian officials to land Starship rocket off Australian coast and recover it in Australian territory
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Explodes In Orbit
Second stage of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes in orbit in company's first failure since 2016, endangering Starlink satellites
SpaceX Completes Fourth Starship Test Flight
Fourth test flight of massive Starship rocket concludes with successful ocean splashdown, despite many tile losses
Japan Space Agency Hacked, But No Rocket Data Accessed
Admission of 'unauthorised access' of a network server at Japan's space agency (JAXA), but sensitive data not compromised
Virgin Orbit Shuts Down After Chapter 11 Filing
Sir Richard Branson ends Virgin Orbit operations going forward, with assets being sold off to rivals in space launch sector
Japan’s ispace Admits Moon Lander Likely Crashed
First-ever lunar landing by a private company ends, after Japanese start-up ispace admits moon lander likely crashed
SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes After Launch
First launch of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket ends in mid-flight explosion, which it labelled as a “rapid unscheduled disassembly”
Virgin Orbit Lays Off 85 Percent Of Staff
Nearly 700 jobs to go at Sir Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit Holdings, amid reports it will cease operations
Virgin Orbit Nears Deal For Emergency Funding, After UK Launch Failure
Days after Virgin Orbit halted operations and furloughed staff, comes a report it is close to securing emergency funding
SpaceX Test Fires Starship ‘Super Heavy’ Booster Rocket
Milestone test of one SpaceX Super Heavy booster rocket completed, ahead of debut orbital launch of Starship
NASA And DARPA To Develop Nuclear Rocket Engines For Mars
Partnership between NASA and DARPA seeks to develop nuclear thermal rocket engine for upcoming Mars missions
First-Ever UK Satellite Launch Ends In Failure
First-ever satellite launch from UK soil ends in failure after 'anomaly' affects Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket
Spain Closed Airspace Due To Chinese Rocket Debris
Airspace in Spain was briefly closed last Friday, due to a huge piece of Chinese rocket falling to Earth, leading to hundreds of flight delays
Crewed Boeing Starliner Spaceflight Set For April 2023 Launch
Two month delay to launch of first crewed mission aboard Boeing's Starliner, which seeks to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX
Amazon Project Kuiper Satellites Set For Early 2023 Launch
Competitor for Starlink edges closer, after Amazon confirms launch in early 2023 of two prototype satellites for Project Kuiper
SpaceX Starship Booster Rocket Bursts In Flames
Explosion at SpaceX facility in Texas, after booster rocket for Starship spacecraft bursts into flames during test firing
OneWeb Signs Satellite Launch Deal With India
No more Russia. UK satellite firm OneWeb continues to sign up rocket launch partners, after exiting rocket launches in Russia
Amazon Signs Rocket Deal For Project Kuiper Satellite Launches
Amazon signs huge rocket deal with Arianespace, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance (ULA) for Project Kuiper satellites
OneWeb Reaches 60 Percent With Launch Of 36 Satellites
UK-based OneWeb delivers another 36 communications satellites into orbit, as it readies connectivity for northern hemisphere
SpaceX’s Elon Musk Warns Of Bankruptcy Risk Over Engine Issue
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk warns of “disaster” concerning production of Starship Raptor engine that puts entire firm at bankruptcy risk
First All-Civilian Crew Launch To Orbit On SpaceX Rocket
The door to outer space continues to be nudged wider, as first all-civilian crew circle the Earth aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule
Blue Origin Successfully Completes First Test Flight, After Jeff Bezos Mission
Blue Origin test flight successfully reuses the New Shepard rocket that carried Jeff Bezos and others to space last month
SpaceX Assembles Biggest Rocket Ever Constructed
SpaceX Super Heavy booster and Starship vehicle combine to make tallest rocket ever constructed, as company plans manned voyages to Moon and Mars
Jeff Bezos And Brother Book Seat On Blue Origin Debut Space Flight
World's richest man, Jeff Bezos, and his brother Mark, are to fly up to outer space on Blue Origin's first human flight from the planet
SpaceX SN11 Rocket Explodes During Descent
Another bumpy ride for Elon Musk's prototype spacecraft that will eventually be used to ferry mankind to the moon and Mars
Disintegrating SpaceX Rocket Creates Light Show
Second stage of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket falls into Earth's atmosphere over Seattle and Vancouver, creating a spectacular light show over the area
NASA Successfully Tests Moon Rocket
NASA successfully tests Space Launch System, a rocket intended to send humans back to the the lunar surface and eventually to Mars
SpaceX Mars Rocket Lands Upright, But Later Explodes
Learning more...another SpaceX rocket bites the dust, after it successfully lands upright but then explodes minutes later on the pad