Debris cleared, reconstruction begins after Blue Origin launch pad explosion

Debris has been cleared from the massive explosion at Blue Origin’s launch site in Cape Canaveral and the company is now in ...

SpaceX Starship Could Spark Explosion In Space Tourism, Scholar Says

The SpaceX Starship, the most powerful and advanced super-capsule ever designed on this planet, could spark an explosion in ...

SpaceX and ULA knock out Friday launches despite Blue Origin explosion

Even though Blue Origin suffered a massive explosion of its New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday night, two other launch providers pushed forward with missions Friday on ...

Space Force assesses damage after Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explosion

Space Force officials are assessing the aftermath of the massive Blue Origin rocket explosion at Cape Canaveral last week. Here's what we know.
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OTD In Space - June 30: Explosion From Space Levels Miles of Forest

On June 30, 1908, a giant fireball exploded over the forests of Tunguska in Siberia. The impact leveled hundreds of miles of ...
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What’s exploding in deep space is 100 times brighter than a supernova

Since 2018, astronomers have detected a series of ultra-bright blue explosions known as LFBOTs, some reaching luminosities up to 100 times greater than typical supernovae. One recent event, nicknamed ...

Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do

Last week’s explosion of a New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida, was clearly a setback for Blue Origin and NASA, but it was a learning experience for safety officials looking to open up the ...
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NASA wants to know how the launch industry’s chic new rocket fuel explodes

For more than 60 years, nearly every large rocket used some combination of the same liquid and solid propellants. Refined kerosene was favored for its easy handling and non-toxicity, hydrazine for its ...