The third launch of a small launch vehicle developed by a Japanese company failed shortly after liftoff March 4, raising questions about its future.

By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO, March 5 (Reuters) - Japan's Space One said its Kairos small rocket self-destructed 69 seconds after lift-off on Thursday, failing to achieve the country's first entirely ...

Chinese space companies experienced two rocket launch failures in a single day. The incidents occurred as the country accelerates its “space rise” ambitions, with some quarters even referring to the ...

HELSINKI — China suffered a pair of launch failures Friday, seeing the loss of a classified Shijian satellite and the failed first launch of the Ceres-2 rocket. The Long March 3B lifted off at 11:55 ...

If you’re in the space business long enough, you learn there are numerous ways a rocket can fail. I’ve written my share of stories about misbehaving rockets and the extensive investigations that ...