02 September 2016
Falcon 9 rocket and Amos-6 satellite explode during testing
... SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle has exploded during a static fire test on September 1, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Falcon 9...while it was being loaded in the minutes before the static fire test. The cause of the explosion is yet unknown. No one was...
06 October 2016
Blue Origin New Shepard abort system test successful
... and the propulsion module had both safely landed at the company's test site in West Texas, USA. Although the launch was delayed by... damage seven and a half minutes after launch. The test's success is of vital importance in the development of the...
20 January 2020
SpaceX complete final major flight test of crew spacecraft
... it begins carrying astronauts to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The launch escape test began at 10:30 am EST with liftoff from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a mission...
15 December 2020
Virgin Galactic test flight fails to reach space
... want and will be expecting from us. As we do with every test flight, we are evaluating all the data, including the root cause ... cabin. And following that flight, we will have another test flight which will include our founder, Sir Richard Branson. ...
July 2019
Aggression in outer space – time for action
... accelerate their plans to develop retaliation capabilities. But ASAT tests represent only the more visible aspect of these trends. ... weapon capability was within reach, India conducted the first test of the weapon system, under the aegis of a project...
24 November 2021
NASA successfully launches its DART mission
... can autonomously navigate to a target asteroid and intentionally collide with it – a method of deflection called kinetic impact. The test will provide important data to help better prepare for an asteroid that might pose an impact hazard to Earth...
