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Apr 21, 2023

How rocket artillery works on the modern battlefield

Rockets are adaptable weapons that can perform a variety of roles on the modern battlefield and in other wars centuries…

Apr 21, 2023

Jun 8, 2021

4 close call moments with war correspondents caught on film

War correspondents put their lives on the line to document the evolution of conflict wherever it unfolds. This dangerous profession built on the ethos of truth has claimed many brave souls the world over. Between

Jun 8, 2021

Jun 9, 2020

Elon Musk reportedly tells SpaceX’s 7,000 employees in email to shift their focus to the rocket designed to eventually take people to the moon — and Mars

Elon Musk is pushing SpaceX’s more than 7,000 employees to not waste any time after its first crewed space launch. A little over a week ago, the rocket company successfully

Jun 9, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Watch a Russian Su-34 Fullback fire a rocket at a close target during ground tests

Videos of gun and missile tests taken at the Russian GkNIPAS range are extremely interesting. The one of the Su-34 is pretty unusual too. The top image, showing a Russian Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback attack aircraft firing what appears t…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Rocket strike near US Embassy in Afghanistan on anniversary of 9/11

A rocket narrowly missed the US Embassy compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 11, 2019, during the first few minutes of the 18th anniversary of 9/11. Loudspeakers inside the office broadcast a warning that “an explosion caused by a rocket …

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

A US Air Force A-10 accidentally fired off a rocket over Arizona

A US Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II accidentally fired off a rocket outside of the designated firing range in Arizona on Sep. 5, 2019. The attack aircraft, assigned to the 354th Fighter Squadron from the 355th Wing, “unintentionally” release…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Failed test of Putin’s doomsday missile causes deadly explosion

A deadly explosion at a missile test site last week appears to have been caused by a failed test of a nuclear-powered cruise missile, although Russia has yet to say what its engineers were working on at the time of the blast. Five Russian nucl…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Russia’s military has been rocked by a string of explosions and fires

The past few weeks have been rough for the Russian military, as a string of serious accidents have led to dozens of deaths and injuries. Accidents are certainly not uncommon for the Russian military, which lost its only aircraft carrier last f…

Apr 29, 2020

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Apr 29, 2020

The story of ‘Murphy’ from ‘Murphy’s law’ and the amazing Dr. Stapp

The universe has been finding ways to mess with people long before Edward A. Murphy uttered his famed statement in the aftermath of Dr. John Paul Stapp strapping himself onto a rocket powered sled. One of the earliest instances of this “law” being…

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Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Virgin Orbit executes successful LauncherOne rocket test drop

Sir Richard Branson’s company, Virgin Orbit, conducted a successful test drop of an unpowered LauncherOne rocket on July 10, 2019, over California’s Mojave Desert near the Mojave Air & Space Port. The test is the latest step in Virgin Orbit’s…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Here’s how to watch SpaceX try its ‘most difficult launch ever’

Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of SpaceX, said his rocket company’s toughest mission yet has arrived — and you can watch it live online. Sometime between 11:30 p.m. ET on June 24, 2019, and 2:30 a.m. ET on June 25, 2019, a Falcon Heavy rock…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

SpaceX just fired up its Mars spaceship prototype for the first time

With a deafening roar that rattled windows, SpaceX — the rocket company founded by Elon Musk — fired up its new Mars rocket-ship prototype for the first time April 3, 2019. The roughly 60-foot-tall stainless-steel rocket ship, called the …

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

7 injured in Israel after Hamas-fired rocket strikes from Gaza

Seven people were injured early March 25, 2019, after a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip hit a home in central Israel. The Israeli Air Force on March 25, 2019, retaliated, striking several Hamas targets across the Gaza Strip, including its …