A Brigham Young University student was brewing homemade rocket fuel on a dormitory stove when the concoction suddenly exploded into a massive “fireball,” according to campus police. The blast from the experiment-gone-wrong set off fire alarms and sprinklers at Heritage
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship event leaves a lot of questions around the company’s big rocket
Elon Musk delivered an update on the company’s progress and plans for Starship, its next-generation launch spacecraft, from the Starship development site in Boca Chica, Texas. Musk had an impressive backdrop — the combined Starship and Super Heavy booster launch
Astra’s first rocket launch from Florida goes awry
Astra launched its first rocket from Florida’s ‘Space Coast’ today, with a liftoff from Space Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It was the startup’s second attempt after an earlier one was scrubbed on Monday due to
Rocket Report: Virgin Galactic delays flight, Falcon Heavy nets NASA mission
Enlarge / Inspiration4 reflected in the shores of the St. Johns River on the space coast of Florida. Welcome to Edition 4.16 of the Rocket Report! We’ve experienced an inspiring week of spaceflight thanks to the launch of the Inspiration4
Rocket Report: Next Falcon Heavy launch date set, Soyuz 5 engines clear tests
Enlarge / The Falcon Heavy rocket could launch again in one month. Welcome to Edition 4.15 of the Rocket Report! This week, we have an update on the cause of the Alpha rocket launch failure and scads of news about
Rocket Report: Alpha launches and then blows up, ULA to stop selling Atlas V
Enlarge / China may use a modified version of its Long March 5 rocket for lunar missions. Welcome to Edition 4.14 of the Rocket Report! Lots of drama this week as Astra’s launch suffered an engine failure during its most
China may use an existing rocket to speed up plans for a human Moon mission
Enlarge / China’s Long March 5 rocket made its debut in November, 2016. Xinhua/Sun Hao China appears to be accelerating its plans to land on the Moon by 2030 and would use a modified version of an existing rocket to
NASA’s big rocket misses another deadline, now won’t fly until 2022
Enlarge / The launch vehicle stage adapter for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is integrated with the core stage in June. NASA Publicly, NASA is still holding on to the possibility of a 2021 launch date for the debut flight
Rocket Report: Webb telescope ready for launch, LOX shortage slows SpaceX
Enlarge / Estes is now selling a New Shepard model rocket for $69.99. Welcome to Edition 4.13 of the Rocket Report! While there may be a LOX shortage in launch, there is no shortage of launch news this week. So