Japan's H3 rocket lost its payload fairing around 4 minutes after launch, leaving a satellite exposed and hanging on for dear life.

An H3 launch failure in December may have been caused by an unusual event that led to the satellite separating from the ...

Rocket Lab's new "Hungry Hippo" payload fairing has been safely delivered to the company's integration facilities at the ...

The H3 is a relatively new vehicle, with last month’s launch marking the eighth flight of Japan’s flagship rocket. The launcher falls on the medium-to-heavy section of the lift spectrum. The eighth H3 ...

For the second mission in a row, a Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base to deliver Starlink satellites also appears to have acted as a ...

Rocket Lab has reached a significant milestone in its Neutron rocket program with the arrival of its oversized payload fairing, known as Hungry Hippo, at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in ...

The new European launcher replaces Ariane 5, which was successfully launched over 100 times and has been in service since 1996. The Ariane 6 payload fairings, up to 20 meters high and 1800 kilograms ...

American space agency Rocket Lab announced the innovative Hungry Hippo is ready to meet its Neutron carrier rocket, date of ...

Sometimes you try to get to outer space — but then the top of your rocket falls off. It happens. No, really: on Thursday, Australian startup Gilmour Space was forced to call off the maiden launch of ...

With a focus on rapid reuse and reducing launch costs, Neutron’s “Hungry Hippo” fairing halves remain attached to the rocket throughout the entire mission, including launch, payload deployment, and ...