Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket blew up while the company was testing the spacecraft Sept. 29 at its Texas facility.

A damage assessment is underway at the Firefly Aerospace rocket facility in Briggs after an explosion at a test stand.

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (KABC) -- Space company Firefly launched its Alpha rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base Thursday evening, but it exploded within a few minutes into the flight.

Firefly Aerospace has confirmed that the first stage of its Alpha Flight 7 rocket exploded during a test in Texas Monday, ...

On January 12, 2018, Chinese villagers of the Guangxi southern region captured the incredible footage of a Long March 3B rocket booster falling from the sky and crashing into a mountain. The large ...

Starship is regarded as the world’s largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever developed. SpaceX is developing it for human spaceflights to the moon and Mars. The explosion occurred around 11 p.m.

THOUSAND OAKS, CA -- One person was killed and another injured after an explosion in Thousand Oaks, California, on Monday, according to Ventura County fire officials. Authorities said a hobby rocket ...

An Alpha rocket blows up on the pad. The booster stage for Firefly Aerospace's next Alpha rocket was destroyed Monday in a ...

When a SpaceX Starship rocket went up in a fiery explosion in June 2025, it amplified criticism regarding the company's recent string of test failures. This was the fourth straight failure of the Elon ...

Mexican scientists say wreckage from failed rocket flights is killing wildlife, including dolphins, sea turtles and fish. Space X says the material from rocket failures does not does not present any ...