A Chinese rocket set to launch a satellite into orbit blew-up seconds after liftoff Monday, marking the relatively rare failure for a rocket considered the workhorse of Beijing’s space program.

China's latest rocket launch ended in failure this morning (Aug. 10), lighting up the skies with some unwanted fireworks.

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More than two months after the explosion that destroyed a New Glenn rocket at ...

A Chinese Long March 7A rocket carrying the ChinaSat-4B satellite exploded shortly after liftoff from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The mission encountered a flight anomaly around 85 seconds into ...

A malfunctioning valve was the culprit behind a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explosion in Cape Canaveral, CEO Dave Limp says.

An explosion or a sonic boom-like sound was heard in Orlando and other parts of Florida as a SpaceX rocket was launched on Thursday, July 30.

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The explosion occurred at about 9 p.m. during a test being conducted in advance of an upcoming launch. “We experienced an anomaly during today’s hotfire test,” Blue Origin reported on social media.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded during a static fire test at Launch Complex 36 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The incident took place on the night of May 28, 2026. The explosion was captured on a ...

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The incident could disrupt a key part of the defense company’s rocket motor business, which designs and tests prototype motors for military customers.