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Getting to space is hard. Really hard, in fact. There’s just not a lot of room for error. For every space flight that’s ever gone smoothly, there are dozens of botched missions that remind us how fine the line is between success and failure. To make things worse, when things do go wrong with a rocket launch, it usually doesn’t end pretty. Catastrophic crashes and violet explosions are common, and unfortunately so is the loss of lives. We’ve combed through space flight history and found some of the most massive rocket crashes ever caught on film. … [Read more...] about The worst rocket crashes in history

“Payloads successfully deployed into our target orbit!” the company tweeted at around 3 p.m. PT, adding, “We are so, so proud to say that LauncherOne has now completed its first mission to space, carrying 9 CubeSat missions into Low Earth Orbit for our friends @NASA.” … [Read more...] about Watch Virgin Orbit fire a rocket from a plane in first successful space trip

“A new gateway to space has just sprung open,” Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart said after the mission. “That LauncherOne was able to successfully reach orbit today is a testament to this team’s talent, precision, drive, and ingenuity. Even in the face of a global pandemic, we’ve maintained a laser focus on fully demonstrating every element of this revolutionary launch system. That effort paid off today with a beautifully executed mission, and we couldn’t be happier.” … [Read more...] about Watch Virgin Orbit’s cinematic recap of its groundbreaking rocket flight

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What to look out for during Tuesday’s mission First, enjoy the spectacular launch that powers the rocket to space. After stage separation, watch the footage of the Falcon 9’s first-stage booster coming in to land upright on the Just Read the Instructions droneship waiting in the Atlantic Ocean. Following that, SpaceX will broadcast a livestream of the moment its 60 Starlink satellites deploy, showing them gradually spreading out as they enter near-Earth orbit. … [Read more...] about How to watch SpaceX launch its first Starlink mission of 2021