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| Sep.1 |
Florida |
SpaceX rocket explodes at Cape Canaveral ahead of launch Map of Cape Canaveral Florida A rocket operated by the aerospace company has exploded on the launch pad where it was being test-fired ahead of a launch | |
| Feb.8 |
Southern India |
Scientists to verify Tamil Nadu meteorite death claim
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| Nov.7 |
Southern California |
'Mysterious light in sky' spooks California
| Jul.28 |
Southern California |
Virgin Galactic spacecraft crash 'due to braking error'
| Jun.28 |
Florida |
Unmanned SpaceX rocket explodes after launch
| May.16 |
Siberia |
Russian rocket carrying satellite burns up over Siberia A Russian rocket carrying a Mexican satellite has malfunctioned and burnt up over Siberia soon after launch on Saturday, Russia's space agency...
| May.7 |
Oceania |
Rogue Russian spacecraft burns up in Earth's atmosphere The Russian space agency says that its out-of-control spacecraft has burnt up as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere
| Apr.29 |
Russia |
Russian spacecraft Progress M-27M 'out of control'
| Apr.14 |
USA |
SpaceX fails in third try to retrieve rocket after launch
| Jan.10 |
Florida |
SpaceX rocket test ends in crash
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| Nov.14 |
European Union |
Philae comet lander loses power he Philae lander on the distant comet 67P has sent another stream of data back to Earth before losing power
| Nov.12 |
Southern California |
Virgin Galactic pilot 'thrown free' from spacecraft
| Nov.3 |
Southern California |
Descent tool probed in Virgin crash A safety device on the Virgin Galactic spacecraft that crashed on Friday killing a test pilot had been deployed early, US investigators say
| Nov.2 |
USA |
Virgin Galactic defends safety record Virgin Galactic insists safety has always been central to its operations, following the crash of its experimental spacecraft in the US on Fr...
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Southern California |
Virgin Galactic crash: SpaceShipTwo probe 'may take year'
| Nov.1 |
Southern California |
Virgin crash investigation begins US officials are starting to investigate why a Virgin Galactic space rocket crashed over California's Mojave desert on a test flight
| Oct.31 |
Southern California |
Virgin spacecraft crash kills pilot Map of Mojave Desert USA At least one person is dead and another injured after Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo space tourism craft crashed in the California desert | |
| Oct.29 |
Virginia |
Antares rocket explosion cause sought in US
| Oct.28 |
Virginia |
Unmanned NASA-contracted rocket explodes Map of Wallops Flight Facility Virginia The rocket exploded early Tuesday evening along the eastern Virginia coast, causing a huge fireball but no apparent deaths
| Sep.7 |
Nicaragua |
Small meteorite strikes Nicaraguan capital, leaves crater
| Jun.27 |
Russia |
Launch of new Russian space rocket aborted |
| May.16 |
Kazakhstan |
Russian space rocket breaks apart after launch |
| Apr.22 |
USA |
Asteroid impact risks 'underappreciated' |
| Feb.12 |
China |
China's lunar rover 'declared dead' |
| Jan.27 |
China |
China's moon rover 'suffers serious malfunction' |
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| Dec.17 |
USA |
Nasa orders emergency ISS repairs |
| Nov.11 |
India |
Indian Mars mission hit by snag |
| Nov.10 |
Oceania |
'Space Ferrari' falls to Earth |
| Jul.2 |
Kazakhstan |
Unmanned Russian rocket explodes after liftoff |
| Jun.27 |
Ural |
Meteor shockwave circled globe twice |
| May.23 |
Ecuador |
Ecuador satellite space crash fears |
| May.10 |
Global |
Space station springs ammonia leak |
| Feb.22 |
Ural |
Injured Russians leave hospital after meteorite explosion
| Feb.15 |
Global |
Asteroid 2012 DA14 in record-breaking Earth pass An asteroid as large as an Olympic swimming pool has raced at a distance of just 27,700km - the closest ever predicted for an object of that...
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Ural |
Meteor injures hundreds in Russia Map of Chelyabinsk Russia A meteor crashing in Russia's Ural mountains has injured at least 950 people, as the shockwave blew out windows and rocked buildings. A fireball streaked through the clear morning sky, followed by loud bangs. The meteor fell, suffered cuts and bruises but at least 46 remai... | |
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| Sep.23 |
USA |
Satellite falls towards earth
| Aug.24 |
Siberia |
Cargo rocket crashes in Siberia
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| Dec.5 |
Russia |
Russia satellites orbit failure
| Jul.2 |
Global |
Russian spaceship fails to dock
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| Aug.29 |
India |
India loses Moon satellite links
| Apr.5 |
North Korea |
Space launch 'fails' North Korea failed in its attempt to get a satellite into space. 2 stages of the rocket and its payload landed in the Pacific Ocean
| Feb.24 |
USA |
Failure hits Nasa's 'CO2 hunter'
| Feb.11 |
Siberia |
Russian and US satellites collide The communications satellites have collided in space in the first such reported mishap at high speed nearly 780km over Siberia
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| Sep.18 |
Peru |
Scores ill in 'meteor crash' Some 600 people have required treatment after an object from space plummeted to Earth in a remote area
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| Jul.27 |
Florida |
Nasa grounds space shuttle fleet The engineers investigate debris which fell from Discovery's external fuel tank during launch
| Jul.26 |
Florida |
Nasa looks into shuttle 'debris'
| Jun.21 |
Russia |
Malfunction fear for 'solar sail'
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| Jan.22 |
USA |
Nasa rover breaks down on Mars
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| Dec.26 |
England |
Beagle 2 not calling home from Mars
| Nov.28 |
Japan |
2 spy satellites blown up Officials have blown up a rocket carrying the satellites intended to monitor North Korea
| Aug.26 |
Washington |
Columbia report faults Nasa managers The independent team concluded that long-standing flaws in the organisation were 'as much a cause' as technical faults
| Aug.22 |
Brazil |
21 dead in rocket explosion At least 20 others were injured. A rocket exploded on its launch pad while undergoing final pre-launch tests
| Feb.13 |
Texas |
NASA: puncture may be to blame
| Feb.4 |
Texas |
NASA memo warned of tile damage
| Feb.3 |
Texas |
Nasa extends shuttle search Experts have extended their search for debris and crew remains across the western United States
| Feb.2 |
Texas |
NASA probe progressing, assessing data
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Texas |
Sensors: rising temperatures on Columbia In the final minutes something occurred on the craft's left side, significant enough to make the space craft roll to the right
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Texas |
Clues sought for shuttle disaster
| Feb.1 |
Texas |
Remains found among shuttle debris
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Texas |
NASA mourns, seeks answers |
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Texas |
Space shuttle and crew lost Columbia broke up as it descended toward a planned landing, showering debris across southeastern Texas
Those killed on the flight were commander Rick D. Husband; pilot William C. McCool; payload commander Michael P. Anderson; mission specialists David M. Brown, Kalpana Chawla and Laurel Clark; and Israel's astronaut, Ilan Ramon. The loss was caused by damage sustained during launch when a piece of insulation broke off
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| Dec.11 |
French Guiana |
Europe's super rocket explodes New heavy-lift rocket Ariane 5-ESCA has failed on its maiden flight and exploded over the Atlantic three minutes later
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| Jan. 28, 1986 |
Florida |
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Map of Cape Canaveral Florida Florida The NASA orbiter Challenger (OV-099) (mission STS-51-L) broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members | |
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