Intended to reach orbit in its maiden voyage on Thursday, the Alpha rocket instead met a fiery end high above the Pacific due to an unspecified anomaly, Firefly confirmed in a tweet. According to a live feed of the launch, the explosion occurred around two and a half minutes after liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base …
Read More »Islamic State claims responsibility for rocket attack on Kabul airport, as White House says evacuation continues unhindered
Kabul’s international airport came under rocket attack on Monday morning, with Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) claiming responsibility for it later in the day. The terrorist group said it launched six unguided rockets at the airport, without elaborating whether it actually scored any hits. According to media reports citing US …
Read More »Russia’s space agency postpones rocket testing after donating ‘almost all’ its liquid oxygen to Covid-19 patients in hospitals
That’s according to Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin, who wrote on Twitter on Sunday that the state-owned space agency is “helping in any way” it can. “We have been transferring almost all the oxygen produced by our enterprises to medical institutions for three months now, forcing us to postpone the testing …
Read More »US invited to station troops & rocket systems in Ukraine in potential major escalation of tense standoff across border with Russia
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Reznikov revealed he had made the request as part of a visit to the United States, during a meeting with the Jamestown Foundation, a think-tank which the Russian government has previously accused of spreading propaganda against the country. “It is …
Read More »Blast off! Russia’s missile tests, rocket missions & new stealth fighter launch Moscow’s bid for supremacy in space & in the skies
Bringing together arms manufacturers from across the country and customers from across the world, the annual MAKS air show, outside the capital, saw the unveiling of the new Su-75 light combat aircraft, codenamed Checkmate. By all accounts, the presentation of the new fifth-generation light fighter jet was the pinnacle of …
Read More »US forces come under ‘indirect’ rocket attack near occupied gas field in Syria
Local sources, cited by Syrian state news agency SANA, noted “unusual movements of the occupation forces” following the blast, but details were scarce as the area is controlled by the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces. A US defense official confirmed the attack to Reuters, but said the fire was “indirect” and apparently …
Read More »Cargo rocket launched into orbit by China will drop off stir-fried dishes for future space station staff
The Tianzhou-2 spacecraft – which will restock the core module with propellant and other supplies – was successfully launched with the Long March-7 Y3 rocket from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on Saturday. Other supplies launched on the rocket included scientific equipment and traditional Chinese food dishes, which are being …
Read More »WATCH: Huge BLAZE at Israeli oil pipeline reportedly hit by rocket strike from Gaza
Videos purportedly of the blaze showed huge flames coming from what appeared to be a large oil tank, with the first reports of the incident emerging on Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters tackled the fire in the coastal city of Ashkelon, according to local media, while Haaretz reporter Almog Ben-zikri later said …
Read More »Israel bombs targets across Gaza after Hamas rocket barrage & unrest in Jerusalem (VIDEOS)
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) shared footage of some of the air strikes late on Monday night, claiming to have hit a number of Hamas targets around the Gaza Strip, including eight militants, two rocket launchers and two military outposts. The Gaza Health Ministry, meanwhile, put the death toll at …
Read More »China slams Western double standards over rocket debris and NASA criticism, with reminder about SpaceX rocket that fell on farm
Speaking on Monday during a regular press briefing, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying dismissed NASA’s comments that China wasn’t fulfilling its duty to “act responsibly and transparently in space.” The spokeswoman said that Beijing is displeased by the double standards on the reporting of space exploration, noting the hysteria …
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