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Chinese rocket fails on maiden launch – Xinhua

BEIJING (Reuters) – A new Chinese medium-lift rocket, part of a family of launch vehicles meant to support most of China’s launch missions in future, failed on its debut flight, the official news agency Xinhua reported. The Long March 7A, a variant of the Long... More »

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Japan resupply mission to space station delayed by launch pad fire

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan said it halted a resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday because of a launch pad fire that grounded the rocket. A fire at the base of the of the launch pad Japan’s Tanegashima island broke out near a vent ... More »

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Pace of Gulf tech deals heats up as Emaar buys Namshi stake

A logo of Emaar is seen near the Dubai Mall March 16, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah Emaar Malls will buy a 51 percent stake in e-commerce fashion website Namshi from Global Fashion Group, a firm backed by Rocket Internet, for $151 million, a sign of growing dem... More »

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Japan space agency fails to launch mini rocket

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s SS-520 satellite launches at its Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo January 15, 2017. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS Japan’s space agency said on Sunday it fai... More »

United Launch Alliance suspends Atlas 5 flights

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. United Launch Alliance said on Wednesday its Atlas 5 rocket will need to be repaired before flights resume following an early engine shutdown on its last mission. “There will be corrective action,” Tory Bruno, chief executive of the joi... More »