In July 1969, the Soviet N-1 moon rocket detonated at Baikonur in one of history’s most powerful non-nuclear explosions, just weeks before Apollo 11. From intelligence briefings and rushed launch ...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Elon Musk's exploding Starship could have caused a 'potential extreme safety risk', adding FAA personnel were not informed ...
The first stage of Firefly Aerospace's 96-foot-tall Alpha rocket exploded while the spacecraft was vertical on a test stand in Briggs, Texas. Firefly made a name for itself in 2025 when its Blue Ghost ...
On Sept. 26, 1983, a Russian Soyuz rocket exploded on the launchpad. Two cosmonauts were inside the spacecraft, and they barely made it out alive. About 90 seconds before the rocket was supposed to ...
A midair explosion of SpaceX’s (SPACE) Starship rocket in January created a serious and largely undisclosed threat to commercial aircraft flying over the Caribbean, forcing multiple pilots to make ...
Firefly Aerospace shares fell sharply after one of the company’s rockets exploded during testing, raising new concerns about the challenges facing the newly public space technology provider. The stock ...
Firefly Aerospace Inc. suffered another setback Monday when a rocket it was preparing for launch exploded in a massive fireball during ground testing at its facility north of Austin. Firefly stock ...
A violent rocket explosion in Texas recently sent a cascade of fire and plumes of billowing smoke into the air that was captured on video. Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket blew up in dramatic fashion ...