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Smart unveils 'country's first' 5G pocket WiFi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 10:59 AM

Rocket WiFi is powered by super fast speeds and ultra-low latency, giving subscribers seamless streaming of HD videos, crystal-clear video calls without buffering, no lag video games, and upload and download files "in an instant," PLDT's wireless arm said in a statement. Read more »

Successful test for NASA's giant Moon rocket

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 19 06:50 AM

WASHINGTON - NASA successfully carried out a key static test of its troubled Space Launch System rocket on Thursday, a win for the agency as it prepares to return to the Moon. Read more »

China is building more underground silos for its ballistic missiles

Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 17 01:37 PM

Satellite images show at least 16 of the launch facilities being constructed in a PLA training area in Inner Mongolia, according to a US think tank report. It says they are designed to accommodate the country’s most powerful ICBMs, as it seeks to boost nuclear deterrence. Read more »

SpaceX: more risks, better rockets?

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 05 10:48 AM

A prototype of SpaceX's unmanned rocket Starship exploded on Wednesday, the third time a test flight ended in flames. The mishaps may seem like disasters but experts say these incidents are part of the spaceship's development, and even, in a way, beneficial.   Read more »

SpaceX rocket explodes on ground after seemingly good flight

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 04 08:30 AM

An unmanned SpaceX rocket exploded on the ground Wednesday after carrying out what had seemed to be a successful flight and landing. Read more »

Elon Musk-led SpaceX's job ad shows plan for Starlink factory in Texas

Reuters
Posted at Mar 03 08:39 AM

SpaceX is building a new factory in Texas for its satellite-based broadband service Starlink, according to a job posting from the company, as billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk continues to invest in the southern US state.   Read more »

China enters heavy rocket race with planned 100-ton launch vehicle

Kristin Huang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 02 04:03 PM

Rocket’s payload will make it more powerful than world-leading SpaceX Falcon Heavy with development expected over next five years. Lunar exploration commander Luan Enjie said it will speed up the country’s space program including infrastructure building.  Read more »

US forces in Iraq hit by rocket; contractor killed

John Davison and Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters
Posted at Feb 17 04:08 AM

A rocket attack on U.S.-led forces in northern Iraq killed a civilian contractor on Monday and injured a U.S. service member, the U.S. coalition in Iraq said, in the deadliest such attack in almost a year. Read more »

Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space for first time

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 07:10 AM

WASHINGTON - Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit project on Sunday successfully flew a rocket into space from the wing of a 747 plane, paving the way for a new method of launching low-cost satellites.   Read more »

Kahon-kahong rocket shells natagpuan sa Cagayan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 09:20 AM

MAYNILA - Natagpuan ang 24 kahon na naglalaman ng rocket shell ng war heads sa baybayin ng Claveria sa Cagayan. Read more »

Prototype rocket ng SpaceX, sumabog sa landing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 08:15 PM

Ilang minuto munang lumipad ang rocket bago ito sumabog habang nagla-landing.  Read more »

Palace says to verify if China moon rocket flew over Luzon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 05:55 PM

Malacañang said Thursday it would look into reports that Long March 5, China’s biggest and most powerful rocket, passed over Luzon this week, which a scientist said might be a potential security threat.    Read more »

Paglipad ng rocket ng China sa ibabaw ng Luzon, maraming nabahala

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 08:32 PM

Maraming nangamba sa rocket launch ng China dahil lumipad ito sa ibabaw ng Luzon nitong November 24.   Read more »

China moon rocket flies over Luzon, sparks security concerns

Timothy James Dimacali
Posted at Nov 25 05:09 AM

The Long March 5, China’s biggest and most powerful rocket, passed over Luzon early Tuesday morning, raising concerns over Philippine national security and the safety of communities within its flight path. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 24, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 05:22 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Over the moon

AFP
Posted at Nov 24 04:12 PM

A Long March 5 rocket carrying China's Chang'e-5 lunar probe launches from the Wenchang Space Center on China's southern Hainan Island on Tuesday. Read more »

China launches unmanned spacecraft to Moon to collect lunar soil

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 24 03:49 PM

China, making its first attempt to retrieve lunar samples, is also considering constructing a research station and conducting human exploration of the Moon in the future. Read more »

European space rocket launch fails minutes after takeoff

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 17 02:26 PM

The Vega light launcher, which would have placed Spain's first satellite into orbit, malfunctioned roughly 8 minutes after launching from a space center in Kourou, French Guiana. Read more »

WATCH: Julie Anne San Jose covers main theme of Netflix's 'Over the Moon'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 03:55 PM

Netflix on Thursday released a cover of “Rocket to the Moon” performed by OPM artist Julie Anne San Jose.   Read more »

At least 5 killed in rocket fire near Baghdad airport: army

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 29 02:14 AM

Three Iraqi children and two women from the same family were killed Monday when a rocket targeting Baghdad airport, where US troops are stationed, fell instead on their home, the army said. Read more »