spaceflight

  • See a Kairos Rocket Explode Seconds After Liftoff

    See a Kairos Rocket Explode Seconds After Liftoff

    The inaugural launch of Space One’s Kairos rocket ended in failure, with the launch vehicle exploding mere seconds after clearing the tower in Wakayama prefecture. It’s a setback for Japan’s space sector, which is striving for competitiveness in the burgeoning aerospace industry, but commercial ventures rarely achieve success on their first attempts. Tokyo-based Space One…


  • NASA Is Still Fighting to Save Its Historic Voyager 1 Spacecraft

    NASA Is Still Fighting to Save Its Historic Voyager 1 Spacecraft

    For more than 45 years, the Voyager 1 spacecraft has been cruising through the cosmos, crossing the boundary of our solar system to become the first human-made object to venture to interstellar space. Iconic in every regard, Voyager 1 has delivered groundbreaking data on Jupiter and Saturn, and captured the loneliest image of Earth. But…


  • NASA’s Fire-in-Space Experiment Ends in Flames

    NASA’s Fire-in-Space Experiment Ends in Flames

    After eight years of experimenting with flames in space, NASA lit a fire inside a cargo spacecraft for the last time and sent its Saffire experiment toward a burning reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. NASA’s Spacecraft Fire Safety Experiments, also known as Saffire, came to a fitting end on January 9, flying aboard a Northrop Grumman…