Skyroot Aerospace has successfully completed the developmental tests of the Vikram-1 rocket's retro motors as it steps closer to India's first privately built orbital rocket launch. The ...

Firefly Aerospace launched its two-stage Alpha rocket from California early Tuesday, but something went wrong about two-and-a-half minutes into the flight, rendering the rocket unable to deploy an ...

Watch the amazing view from space during stage separation and second stage engine ignition of SpaceX Falcon Heavy. Credit: SpaceX | mash mix by Space.com's Steve Spaleta ...

The failure occurred just minutes after a 6:37 a.m. nominal liftoff — through thick fog — from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The rocket suffered a failure between stage ...

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – During the Mission in a Booster launch Tuesday, there was mishap during the first-stage separation and the rocket and payload aboard safely crashed into the ...

Usually, if a rocket is going to explode, it'll do it near launch, or close to the point of maximum dynamic pressure (Max-Q). But in the case of the Firefly Aerospace rocket earlier this week, it ...

A camera on the second stage of Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket shows debris falling away and a damaged or missing nozzle shortly after stage separation April 29. Credit: Firefly ...