On January 17, 1997, Dr. Jay Bernard of the Aerospace Company called his insurance adjuster. Skeptical, the agent could not believe what the doctor was telling him: his car had been hit by a rocket.

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THOUSAND OAKS, CA -- One person was killed and another injured after an explosion in Thousand Oaks, California, on Monday, according to Ventura County fire officials. Authorities said a hobby rocket ...

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (KABC) -- Space company Firefly launched its Alpha rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base Thursday evening, but it exploded within a few minutes into the flight.

CAMERON COUNTY, Texas -- A SpaceX rocket prototype, known as SN10, soared over South Texas during test flight Wednesday before swooping down to a pinpoint landing near its launch site. Approximately ...

An experimental SpaceX rocket exploded at the end of a high-altitude test flight Tuesday, but heavy fog at the site left even SpaceX at least publicly uncertain about exactly what caused the explosion ...

Mexican scientists say wreckage from failed rocket flights is killing wildlife, including dolphins, sea turtles and fish. Space X says the material from rocket failures does not does not present any ...

After a string of failed test flights and exploding rockets, Mexico has had enough of its neighboring SpaceX facility. Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum is threatening to sue over possible ...

China unveiled its latest military hardware in a procession in Beijing to mark 80 years since the end of World War II, but a widely shared video does not show a warship exploding during a parade ...