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The last time a Falcon 9 rocket failed during flight was in June 2015, when the launch vehicle was powering a cargo mission to the International Space Station. The rocket was grounded for about ...
Launch escape system fired 27 minutes after an aborted launch causing a fire and subsequent explosion when pad workers had already returned to the launch pad. [102] 14 July 1968: Baikonur Cosmodrome, USSR: 1: Soyuz 7K-L1 launch vehicle: Soyuz 7K-L1 No. 8L: An oxygen tank in the Blok D stage exploded while the rocket was being prepared for ...
Roughly an hour after Falcon 9 lifted off from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Thursday night, the rocket's second stage failed to reignite and deployed its 20 Starlink satellites ...
Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks 1957-01-26 Thor DM-18: Thor 101 CCAFS LC-17B: Missile test Suborbital Failure Maiden flight of Thor, first launch from LC-17. Contaminated LOX caused loss of thrust at liftoff. Vehicle fell back onto the pad and exploded. 1957-04-20 04:33 Thor DM-18 Thor 102 CCAFS LC-17B Missile test ...
SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 that services the International Space Station failed Thursday night on a routine mission to place Starlink internet satellites into orbit.
October 28: The Cygnus Orb-3 cargo spacecraft fails to orbit after its Antares rocket explodes. An uncontained failure in one of the rocket's NK-33 first stage engines caused the vehicle to collapse back on the launch pad, destroying the rocket, spacecraft, and cargo, as well as causing significant damage to the launch complex. No personnel ...
A 20 minute launch window opened at 7am CT (1pm GMT), with the flight scheduled to last around 90 minutes, though ending within 10. SpaceX Starship launch: World’s biggest rocket loses contact ...
PLEASE NOTE: THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH NEW FOOTAGE OF THE EVENT.SPACEX ENGINEER JOHN INSPRUCKER: "We've just passed through one kilometer altitude. Getting ready for the relay."A frozen ...