SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket blew up in midflight during a crucial test of Elon Musk’s Mars ambitions after its booster was successfully caught by its “chopsticks” system. “Starship experienced a ...

The latest test of a next-generation rocket booster for NASA’s Artemis program ended with a violent hardware failure, a stark reminder that deep space ambitions still hinge on unforgiving engineering ...

Elon Musk and SpaceX are getting a little closer to sending humans to Mars, but they still have plenty of work to do. After the last two test flights ended prematurely with the destruction of the ...

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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully completed a critical milestone marking the final major test before its first flight. The company conducted an integrated launch vehicle hot fire test, which ...

China's private space sector took another step toward commercial launch competition after Beijing-based startup LandSpace ...