Japan's Space One Kairos rocket explodes on inaugural flight
The 18-metre solid-fuel rocket exploded seconds after lifting off, leaving behind large cloud of smoke, a fire and fragments of the rocket.
Wed Mar 13 2024
SpaceX Starship prototype rocket explodes on landing after test launch
The trouble came when the Starship tried to reactivate two of its three Raptor thrusters, but one failed to ignite.
Thu Mar 04 2021
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes after launch
An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Mon Jun 29 2015
Orbital rocket explodes after launch
An unmanned rocket owned by Orbital Sciences Corporation exploded Tuesday in a giant fireball and plummeted back to Earth.
Wed Oct 29 2014
Orbital rocket explodes after launch
An unmanned rocket exploded Tuesday in a giant fireball and plummeted back to Earth just seconds after launch.
Tue Oct 28 2014
Russia's carrier rocket explodes on takeoff
An unmanned Russian Proton-M carrier rocket exploded Tuesday on takeoff at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Tue Jul 02 2013