Why did staff at Florida's Kennedy Space Centre burst into spontaneous cheers as they watched a rocket explode mid-air?

Japan's Space One saw its KAIROS rocket self-destruct just 69 seconds after liftoff on March 5, 2026, marking the company's third consecutive launch failure.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite a challenging road, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is far from giving up on the company's gigantic, fully reusable Starship ...

SpaceX has transformed the space industry, but its rockets have also developed a reputation for dramatic test failures and mid-flight explosions. The company argues these setbacks are part of an ...