Category: rocket

Lockheed Delivers First Model of New Rocket Launcher to US Army

Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. said on Tuesday it had handed over the first model of its newest mobile rocket launcher to the U.S. Army. The United States and its allies have recently supplied weapons worth billions of dollars to Ukraine to help it repel an invasion by Russia, which Moscow claims is a “special…


At Least 15 Killed as Russian Rockets Hit Ukraine Apartment Block: Local Officials

CHASIV YAR/KYIV, Ukraine—At least 15 people were killed and two dozen more are feared trapped after Russian Uragan rockets hit a five-story apartment block in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, local officials said on Sunday as rescuers picked their way through rubble. Ukraine also reported clashes with Russian troops on fronts in the east and south, while…


Iran Launches Rocket Into Space as Nuclear Talks to Resume

TEHRAN, Iran—Iranian state television said Sunday that Tehran had launched a solid-fueled rocket into space, drawing a rebuke from Washington ahead of the expected resumption of stalled talks over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers. It’s unclear when or where the rocket was launched, but the announcement came after satellite photos showed preparations at…


US Long-Range Rocket Systems Arrive in Ukraine: Minister

Ukraine said on Thursday it had received U.S. supplies of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), a powerful long-range weapon system that Kyiv hopes can help turn the tide on Russia’s invasion. Moscow’s forces are advancing in Ukraine’s east in a bid to capture the industrial heartland known as the Donbass where Ukraine fears some…


For the First Time There’s a Rocket Capable of Establishing Permanent Mars and Moon Bases: Elon Musk

A rocket capable of establishing a permanent presence on the moon and Mars has been built for the first time in history, according to Elon Musk—the CEO of private space giant SpaceX and electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Inc. What Happened In a Tuesday tweet, Musk wrote that “for the first time ever, there is a rocket capable of…


Send Ukraine the Rockets It Needs—and Quickly

Commentary Ukraine’s cities are under increasing pressure from Russia’s more powerful and better-supplied artillery forces, according to the latest reports. Kyiv is rightly calling for more and better military materiel, including longer-range rockets and plenty of ammunition, required to drive back Vladimir Putin’s invaders. Ukrainian artillery forces are so scanty at present that they can…


New Zealand Rocket Caught but Then Dropped by Helicopter

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—Using a helicopter to catch a falling rocket is such a complex task that Peter Beck likens it to a “supersonic ballet.” Rocket Lab, the company that Beck founded, partially pulled off the feat Tuesday as it pushes to make its small Electron rockets reusable. But after briefly catching the spent rocket, a…


Iraqi Officials: 4 Rockets Target US Embassy in Baghdad

BAGHDAD—At least four rockets targeted the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday, two Iraqi security officials said. The area is home to diplomatic missions and the seat of Iraq’s government, Three of the missiles struck within the perimeter of the American Embassy, the officials said. Another hit a school located in…


Elon Musk Announces Plan to Take CO2 out of Atmosphere and Convert It Into Rocket Fuel

Elon Musk announced on Monday that his company is working on a program to take carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the atmosphere and convert it into rocket fuel, claiming that it will be important for his future missions to Mars. Musk announced the news on Twitter and invited people to participate in the program, writing: “SpaceX is starting a…


New Russian Module Launched to International Space Station

MOSCOW—A Russian rocket blasted off successfully on Wednesday to deliver a new docking module to the International Space Station. The Soyuz rocket lifted off as scheduled at 6:06 p.m. (1306 GMT) from the Russian launch facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, carrying the Progress cargo ship with the Prichal (Pier) docking module attached to it. The craft…