Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKLB) announced on Wednesday the record turnaround of two Earth return missions in two months. The company's Pioneer spacecraft successfully supported the return of ...

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, today announced its record turnaround of two Earth ...

When part of a SpaceX rocket re-entered Earth's atmosphere exactly a year ago, it created a spectacuglar fireball that streaked across Europe's skies, delighting stargazers and sending a team of ...

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it will launch its new ...

Marking what researchers say is the first direct connection between a specific piece of space debris and measurable atmospheric pollution, a failed SpaceX rocket re-entry gas been linked to a plume of ...

A plume of upper-atmospheric lithium pollution observed in February 2025 has been attributed to the re-entry of a specific rocket stage. The results, published in Communications Earth & Environment, ...

On February 19, 2025, a Falcon 9 rocket fell back toward Earth in an uncontrolled reentry, producing a massive fireball in the skies over Europe. On its way down, the rocket came near a lidar station ...

Part of a failed Russian rocket that was stranded in orbit is set to come crashing down to Earth on Wednesday, but it's unclear precisely when — or where — the uncontrolled re-entry could take place.