Rockets

Orbital Antares Rocket Explodes During Wallops IIS Launch

Approximately six seconds after liftoff an Antares rocket appeared to stall and fall back to the launchpad where it exploded…

10 years ago

NASA SLS Scale Rocket Test Firing – Video

The Space Launch System (SLS) will be the largest most powerful rocket the U.S. has ever built, larger even than…

10 years ago

SpaceX Falcon 9 Explodes in Test Flight Over Texas

On Friday August 22 a Falcon F9R exploded with the on board computer detected a problem during a test flight. In…

10 years ago

SLS takes another step towards flight readiness

(NASA) - Engineers have taken a crucial step in preparing to test parts of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket…

10 years ago

Delayed – Rocket launch of Orb-2 IIS launch view from North Eastern U.S. Now Sunday

Update Saturday 7/12/13 - Private spaceflight company Orbital Sciences  postponed the launch of its second unmanned mission to the International Space…

10 years ago

Video – Falcon 9 1000m Fin Flight Onboard Cam and Wide Shot

Fairly awesome video taken by an on board camera during a test flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 reusable rocket…

10 years ago

SpaceX Dragon Capsule Launched to Space Station on Falcon 9 Rocket

The SpaceX-3 Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying a…

11 years ago

NASA’s SLS Rocket Making Progress Towards 2017 Launch

When the entire program is complete in 2030 the Space Launch System will have cost the American taxpayers 41 billion…

11 years ago

GPM NASA/JAPAN Satellite Launched Continuing Rainfall Measurement Mission

(NASA) The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory, a joint Earth-observing mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency…

11 years ago

Antares Launch to ISS from Wallops Successful

At 1:07pm ET 1/9/14 Orbital Sciences Corporation's Antares rocket launched from Pad 0A at the Wallops Flight Facility, Va. to send…

11 years ago