NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad ahead of Artemis 2 mission
World 13:58 18/01/2026NASA on Saturday rolled out its towering SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft as it began preparations for its first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.
India space agency launches its heaviest satellite
World 10:46 25/12/2025India's space agency launched its heaviest ever payload on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling the deployment "a significant stride" for the space sector.
Japan's no. 8 H3 rocket launch ends in failure
World 17:12 22/12/2025TOKYO -- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's launch of its No. 8 H3 rocket on Monday was unsuccessful, failing to send the Michibiki No. 5 positioning satellite into the intended orbit.
Japan's Space One to launch Kairos rocket February 25
World 18:17 16/12/2025TOKYO -- Japanese startup Space One Co. will launch a Kairos small rocket carrying artificial satellites on February 25 next year after two failed attempts.
South Korea's fourth space rocket launch successful, sends satellites into orbit
World 15:30 27/11/2025SEOUL - South Korea successfully launched its fourth homegrown space rocket Nuri on Thursday and put more than a dozen satellites into orbit, the Science Ministry said, marking the country's first launch jointly conducted with a private company.
Blue Origin launches NASA Mars mission and nails booster landing
World 09:26 14/11/2025Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on Thursday with NASA twin spacecraft destined for Mars aboard, and in a breakthrough nailed the landing of its booster.
JAXA postpones H3 rocket launch due to bad weather
World 16:23 20/10/2025TOKYO -- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said Sunday it has postponed the launch of the seventh unit of its H3 liquid fuel rocket, which was scheduled for Tuesday, due to a bad weather forecast.
Japan to launch another positioning satellite on December 7
World 17:06 08/10/2025TOKYO -- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Wednesday that they will launch an additional Michibiki positioning satellite aboard an H3 rocket on December 7.
Famed Japanese rocket engineer Tomifumi Godai dies at 92
World 14:13 20/08/2025TOKYO -- Renowned Japanese engineer Tomifumi Godai, known as the creator of the country's H-2 and H-2A rockets, died on July 24 at the age of 92, it has been learned.
SpaceX Starship prototype rocket explodes on landing after test launch
World 08:22 03/02/2021The self-guided, 16-story-tall rocket initially soared into the clear, blue South Texas sky from its Gulf Coast launch pad on what appeared from SpaceX’s livestream coverage to be a flawless liftoff
Vietnam-made ocean-monitoring satellite launched from Japan
Vietnam News 14:13 18/01/2019The rocket-propelled satellite will monitor coastal seawater to facilitate Vietnam’s fish farming industry
Rocket crashes on launch in northern Russia: official to AFP
World 22:00 22/04/2015The rocket crashed into the marsh in the northern Arkhangelsk region where Russia has a military launch pad, the official said.
