SpaceX Still Doesn’t Know Why Falcon 9 Rocket Exploded July 7, 2015 By Irene Klotz SpaceX is still homing in on why its Falcon 9 rocket exploded after liftoff last week, unable to resolve conflicting...
2 Explosions Trigger Debate Over Future of Private Space Business November 2, 2014 By Seth Borenstein Fiery failures are no stranger to the space game. It’s what happens when you push the boundaries of what technology...
Virgin Galactic Spaceship Crashes; Co-Pilot Reported Dead October 31, 2014 By Julie Johnsson and Thomas Black A spacecraft for Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Ltd. tourism operator crashed during a test flight in California’s Mojave Desert, killing...
Commercial Rocket Explosion Draws Attention to Space Industry Risk, Oversight October 30, 2014 By Alan Levin, Chris Strohm and Kathleen Miller A NASA advisory panel said earlier this year that inadequate funding jeopardized the safety of commercial space cargo shipments, such...