Rocket Report: Another hiccup with SpaceX upper stage; Japan’s H3 starts strong
Welcome to Edition 7.30 of the Rocket Report! The US government relies on SpaceX for a lot of missions. These include ...
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NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope to launch in February — it can do what the JWST can't
SPHEREx is slated to launch Feb. 27 on a SpaceX rocket. It is meant to map the entire night sky in infrared — something even ...
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Comet G3 (ATLAS) looks breathtaking above future home of world's largest telescope (photos)
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) seen above ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile on Jan. 21, 2025. ESO's Very Large Telescope sits atop ...
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SpaceX Starship rocket 'lost' minutes after booster was caught on the ground
SpaceX's gigantic Starship rocket has been "lost" just minutes into its seventh test flight. The 400ft rocket - the biggest and most powerful in the world - soared from Boca Chica, south Texas ...
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Elon Musk keeps launching rockets — and that's causing trouble for airlines
Elon Musk celebrated Starship's explosive launch last week, writing on X that "entertainment is guaranteed." For some pilots and passengers, it was anything but entertaining. On Thursday, the ...
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New fuel withstands nuclear thermal propulsion reactor conditions
The trials verify that the fuel can survive the harsh environment of a nuclear rocket reactor. Up until now, the main way of propelling spacecraft has been through chemical rockets. To be fair ...
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China performs high altitude reusable rocket test with uncertain outcome
HELSINKI — A Chinese state-owned company performed a rocket flight aimed at testing reentry and landing burns late Saturday without announcing the outcome. The Longxing-2 test article lifted off ...
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Blue Origin launch latest: Jeff Bezos reusable rocket New Glenn blasts into space - as Musk sends message to team
What happens now? The second stage of the rocket is now gliding through orbit, carrying the Blue Ring Pathfinder payload. In a short while, the rocket's upper stage will orient itself down towards ...
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Fire likely caused Starship rocket to implode, SpaceX says
Elon Musk’s SpaceX suspects a fire is to blame for his 400-foot-tall Starship imploding in space after launching from Texas — sending trails of flaming debris raining down near the Caribbean.
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SpaceX Starship rocket explodes during test flight
This story was updated to add a video. A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up during a test flight of the megarocket's capabilities Thursday. Two extended "chopsticks" successfully caught the Super ...
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SpaceX loses spacecraft after catching rocket booster at the launch pad in latest Starship test
SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad. Elon Musk’s company said Starship ...
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight
The Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin sent its massive new rocket into space Thursday — and carried a prototype satellite into orbit thousands of miles above the Earth’s surface. The seven-engine ...