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SpaceX Starship rocket explodes

Hosted on MSN · 10h

SpaceX's Starship rocket breaks up after launch, flights divert after FAA debris warning

SpaceX launched the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost communication with the uncrewed upper stage of the rocket that continues on into space. "We can confirm that we did lose the ship,

SpaceX loses spacecraft after catching rocket booster during test flight

While the Starship is lost, the mission's first-stage booster successfully returned to the launch tower, where it was caught by the tower's robotic arms.

Newsweek on MSN · 2h

Elon Musk Says SpaceX Starship Rocket Explosion Was Entertaining

The seventh test of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket was nothing short of exhilarating, with a fiery explosion and a successful booster catch.

Blue Origin reaches orbit for 1st time with New Glenn rocket

CNN on MSN · 21h

Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket, the company’s first SpaceX contender

Blue Origin, the rocket company Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos founded, notched one of the most substantial successes in its history on Thursday: sending a rocket to orbit.

Space on MSN · 1d

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket into orbit on 1st flight (video)

New Glenn is capable of carrying 50 tons (45 metric tons) of payload to low Earth orbit (LEO). SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket, which also features reusable first stage boosters, can lift around 70 tons (64 metric tons) to LEO.

TechCrunch · 20h

Blue Origin successfully launches New Glenn rocket into space

Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company Blue Origin on Thursday launched its new mega-rocket, called New Glenn, into orbit for the first time. The rocket lifted

UK Gives Go-Ahead for Vertical Rocket Launch

UK first as vertical rocket launch licence granted

A company behind a rocket engine which exploded during a test at the UK's new spaceport in Shetland could still be the first in Europe to carry out vertical launches into orbit. German firm Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) have been awarded the first Launch Operator Licence allowing it to launch rockets from the SaxaVord Spaceport.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

UK Gives the Go-Ahead for Vertical Rocket Launch

Britain gave the green light to Rocket Factory Augsburg to launch satellites from a site in northern Scotland on Thursday, potentially paving the way for regular commercial space missions from European soil.

The Financial Times · 1d

UK gives green light to German start-up for vertical rocket launch

The UK has given the go-ahead to German start-up Rocket Factory Augsburg to launch satellites from British soil, in what it hopes will be the first commercial mission to space from Europe. The Civil Aviation Authority on Thursday granted RFA permission to fly its 30-metre-tall RFA ONE microlauncher into orbit from SaxaVord spaceport in the Shetland Islands.

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Musk’s Exploding Rocket Forces Dozens of Airplanes to Change Course

Dozens of commercial airplanes were forced to change course to avoid falling debris after a SpaceX rocket exploded over the ...

16h

Threats of SpaceX Rocket Debris Forcing Flight Delays Over Indian Ocean Routes

Australian airline Qantas delayed some flights by up to six hours to avoid potential rocket debris over the Indian Ocean.

10h

Billionaire BFFs? Bezos and Musk trade compliments and 'Step Brothers' memes after rocket launches

The two founders jousted for years. This week, they found each other on X while their rocket companies launched missions with ...

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