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News 5 years ago

No SpaceX T-shirts for tourists at Cape Canaveral

NASA begged tourists to watch the SpaceX launch online, but space fans are still showing up in Florida. It would have been pretty good news for Brenda Mulberry -- if she'd had some SpaceX T-shirts to sell them.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Virgin Orbit fails first rocket launch attempt from modified plane

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit company aborted its first attempt to launch a rocket into space from the belly of a 747 airplane on Monday, the company said.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

China says launch of key new space rocket 'successful'

China on Tuesday successfully launched a new rocket and prototype spacecraft, state media said, in a major test of the country's ambitions to operate a permanent space station and send astronauts to the Moon.

Business 5 years ago

Nusantara Dua satellite fails to reach orbit after launch from China

An Indonesian satellite failed to reach orbit from China on Thursday after the rocket carrying it experienced problems during the third stage of rocket separation.

World 6 years ago

US, UK troops among 3 dead in Iraq rocket attack: US official

An American soldier and a British soldier, as well as one US contractor, were killed Wednesday when rockets hit an Iraqi military base north of Baghdad, a US military official said.

World 6 years ago

N. Korea's Kim oversees new 'long-range artillery' drill: KCNA

The North "appeared to have carried out joint firing drills involving various types of multiple rocket launchers", South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Monday, expressing "strong regret" over Pyongyang's actions.

Science & Tech 6 years ago

Blast off: Space minnow Indonesia eyes celestial success

Workers snap the miniature rocket's wings into place as Indonesia's little-known space agency readies its latest launch on barren scrubland in East Java.

World 6 years ago

Islamic Jihad launches new round of rockets towards Israel

Islamic Jihad fired a further volley of rockets and mortars from Gaza towards Israel Monday, following a flare-up between the group and the Jewish state that triggered school, road and train closures in southern Israel.

World 6 years ago

Rocket attack hits near US embassy in Iraq capital: US military source

Multiple rockets hit near the US embassy in Iraq's capital early Sunday, an American military source said, the latest in a flurry of attacks against US assets in the country.