After an unprecedented streak of 267 successful landings, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket booster dramatically exploded on a drone ship after completing its 23rd mission. Discover what went wrong and what it ...

SpaceX has unveiled a radical redesign of its Starship rocket after several failed flight attempts of the Mars-bound rocket. Elon Musk’s space company announced on Wednesday that it will remove one of ...

On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart just 73 seconds after liftoff. Pilot Michael Smith's final words ...

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha Flight 7 rocket exploded during a ground test at its Texas facility on Monday. The company said it followed safety protocols and all personnel were safe. Firefly debuted on ...

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 ...

After making a successful reentry, the rocket's first stage booster appeared to lose an engine during its landing burn. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

A preflight test in Texas did not go according to plan for Firefly Aerospace on September 29, when the first stage of its Alpha rocket exploded in dramatic fashion. The resulting fireball and smoke ...

An exploding rocket rattled a small community north of Austin on Monday. Firefly Aerospace, which successfully landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the moon in March, was testing its Alpha rocket in ...