Space Race

Rocket crashes in Brazil's first commercial launch, Innospace shares tumble

The rocket began its vertical trajectory as planned after liftoff at 10:13 p.m. local time (0113 GMT), but fell to the ground after something went wrong 30 seconds into its flight.

A general view of Alcantara space center in Alcantara, Maranhao State, Brazil September 14, 2018.
Jared Isaacman, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 9, 2025.

NASA nominee Isaacman returns to Senate, stressing urgency on US lunar strategy

 View from the International Space Station.

The space race is back in 2025 - opinion

FILE PHOTO: Founder, Chairman, CEO and President of Amazon Jeff Bezos speaks during an event about Blue Origin's space exploration plans in Washington

Jeff Bezos thinks humans should colonize space, live in cylindrical space stations


Russia pinpoints cause of moon shot failure, looks to bring next missions forward

The Kremlin has played down the failure of the mission, saying Russia will continue to pursue ambitious plans in space.

 A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage and the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 blasts off from a launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, August 11, 2023.