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Do these Buddhist gods hint at the purpose of China’s super-secret satellites?

The patches for a quartet of Chinese satellites launched since March each portray one of the Four Heavenly Kings. We […]

This was unusual Payload fairing problems have caused a number of rocket failures, usually because they don’t jettison during launch, […]

Gilmour Space, a venture-backed startup based in Australia, is about to launch a small rocket from its privately owned spaceport […]

But that didn’t solve the problem. Once again, Starship’s engines cut off too early, and the rocket broke apart before […]

“Elon thinks we can do the job with cheaper and simpler satellites, sooner,” a source told Reuters at the time […]

The rocket’s first stage may have exploded moments after it separated from the upper stage. Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket on […]

This week, engineers ground-tested upgrades for Blue Origin’s New Glenn and Europe’s Ariane 6. A Long March 2F carrier rocket, […]

• 1998: Deep Space 1 — Delta II rocket — $86 million • 1999: Mars Polar Lander — Delta II […]

The Space Force is looking for responsive launch. This week, they’re the unresponsive ones. File photo of a SpaceX Falcon […]

China’s approach to space junk is worrisome as it begins launching its own megaconstellations. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V […]