The US Air Force announced a tender to develop new engines for launch vehicles to replace the Russian RD-180. Applications for the competition are accepted until June 23. The total cost of the contract is $ 160 million, this money will be divided among several finalists of the tender. A third of the costs of the companies participating in the project will have to cover themselves, ...

A Russian Proton rocket that launched on Saturday to launch a Mexican communications satellite into orbit burned up due to serious problems shortly after launch. “The accident occurred at an altitude of 161 km. The third stage, upper stage and spacecraft almost completely burned up in the atmosphere. For now…

Sources of Russian news agencies claim that after the launch, the rocket flew about ten kilometers, after which it left its trajectory and fell in a sparsely populated area. The Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed the fact of the incident, noting that the explosion and fire did not follow. The department added that ...

The United States has tested the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. It was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The missile did not carry a warhead. According to a report on the US Air Force website, the missile for the test launch was chosen at random from the Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming. The purpose of the launch is to check readiness ...

Fragments of a Russian Buk missile were found in the wreckage of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that was shot down over Donetsk last summer. This is evidenced by data from an examination commissioned by the Dutch publication RTL Nieuws. The publication's journalist gave experts from Warsaw, London and Munich seven found...