"We count the fatal re-entry loss of the STS-107 Columbia Space Shuttle in 2003 as a 'launch failure' as the damage to the thermal protection system occurred during launch.

The FAA, which licenses commercial launch operations in the United States, said in a statement Friday a joint failure investigation is required before the workhorse Falcon 9 will be cleared to fly ...

SpaceX's Starship 36 underwent a "catastrophic failure" on the stand at its Texas launch site, but the latest setback is ...

Launching rockets to space is a high-stakes, unforgiving business, with razor-thin margins between success and failure. NASA’s latest rocket-launching endeavor, the Artemis program, is once ...

SpaceX lost a Starship rocket in a huge explosion on Wednesday. But considering the way the company operates, it wasn't a ...

In 2003, the Columbia space shuttle broke up during landing, killing seven astronauts after a piece of falling foam during launch damaged critical tiles used during re-entry.

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. It occurred Feb. 1, 2003. For millions of Americans, it was an event that ...

Failure to launch. How a Georgia county spent seven years and millions of dollars to join the space race. ... Known as the Lynx, the rocket-powered craft resembled a miniature space shuttle.

Stoke Space tests second stage.The Washington-based launch company recently carried out the first test of the full-size 30-thruster version of the innovative engine that Stoke is producing for its ...