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

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

Japan’s newest heavy-lift rocket completed a largely successful ascent in late 2025, yet failed to deliver its payload after ...

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

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 ...