"The stage and payload have now safely impacted the Pacific Ocean in a cleared zone north of Antarctica," Firefly said in a statement. "Firefly recognizes the hard work that went into payload ...

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The rocket exploded about two minutes into its debut mission in 2021. Its second mission in 2022 reached orbit but deployed its payloads too low, causing them to reenter earlier than intended.

Skyroot Aerospace, India's leading private space startup, has achieved a significant milestone in its quest to launch Vikram-1, the nation's first privately developed orbital rocket. The company ...

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The company's Eris rocket, which was poised for its first test flight, stands about 82 feet (25 meters) tall with its payload fairing intact. It's designed to haul a payload of about 670 pounds ...

Usually, if a rocket is going to explode, it'll do it near launch, or close to the point of maximum dynamic pressure (Max-Q). But in the case of the Firefly Aerospace rocket earlier this week, it ...