The US Space Force first demonstrated this tactically responsive capability with a launch on Firefly's Alpha rocket in 2023. As part of this "Victus Nox" test flight, a satellite was encapsulated into ...

A fragmenting glide vehicle is launched from a conventional rocket, or more precisely a Solid-Rocket Motor ... surface-to-air ...

Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another mammoth Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost contact minutes into the test ...

And while the odds of an out-of-control rocket colliding with an aircraft are low, the outcome could be catastrophic. In a study published in Scientific Reports on Jan. 23, Ewan Wright ...

The latest SpaceX launch of Starship, the largest rocket ever built, has been postponed. The company, which was founded by Elon Musk, was gearing up to again attempt a successful launch of its ...

Such last-minute assembly is not common in the world of rocketry. Huot said the company opted to wait to stack the rocket system in an effort to continue chasing the goal of making Starship as ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship sits on the pad after it’s test flight from Starbase was scrubbed in Boca ...

Barely a month after flaming rocket debris rained down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX is conducting another test flight of its mammoth Starship, this time hoping to release mock satellites safely ...

On Monday, the Australian Space Agency said it was expecting a Russian rocket's re-entry into international waters off the south-east coast of Tasmania between 9am on March 3 and 11am on March 7.

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 has touched down successfully, and marks a key milestone in NASA’s quest to have private companies deliver shipments of equipment to the lunar surface.