HELSINKI — China suffered a pair of launch failures Friday, seeing the loss of a classified Shijian satellite and the failed first launch of the Ceres-2 rocket. The Long March 3B lifted off at 11:55 ...
Discovery’s astronauts scanned the space shuttle’s heat shielding for signs of damage from launch debris April 6, but were unable to transmit the findings to NASA’s Mission Control for analysis by ...
SINGAPORE—Two Chinese rockets failed in launch attempts on Jan. 17. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC) confirmed that a Long March 3B did not reach its intended orbit. The vehicle ...
The third time was not the charm for Space One's Kairos rocket. Kairos launched for the third time ever on Wednesday (March 4), lifting off from Space One's Spaceport Kii in Wakayama Prefecture at ...
The STS-51L mission clears the tower at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 28, 1986. Credit: NASA / Courtesy Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter for ...