In response to a query from Ars about the engine test anomalies, Rocket Lab Chief Executive Officer Pete Beck downplayed concerns.

Moments after liftoff from Florida’s Space Coast early Thursday morning, a shower of sparks emerged in the exhaust plume of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket. Seconds later, the rocket twisted on ...

Saturday's twin failures involved a state-owned rocket and a private one, but observers said they were part of the industry's growing pains In a historic blow to its space programme, China suffered ...