All posts tagged "rocket"

  • North Korea's Unha-3 rocket lifts off from the Sohae launch pad in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. (KCNA/Yonhap)
    Satellite imagery shows major construction at N. Korea rocket site

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Satellite imagery shows significant new construction at North Korea’s main rocket launch site in a sign of leader Kim Jong-un’s determination to pursue a space program despite international censure, a U.S. research institute said...

    • Posted May 28, 2015
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  • An unmanned Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Antares rocket explodes shortly after takeoff at Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va. on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. No injuries were reported following the first catastrophic launch in NASA's commercial spaceflight effort. (AP Photo/Eastern Shore News, Jay Diem)
    NASA: Unmanned rocket explodes shortly after liftoff

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An unmanned commercial supply ship bound for the International Space Station exploded moments after liftoff Tuesday evening, with debris falling in flames over the launch site. No injuries were reported following the...

    • Posted October 28, 2014
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