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The world's largest plane took flight on Saturday and there are big plans for its future

That's one big plane. The Stratolaunch, the world's largest aircraft that just so happens to be designed to "enable airline-style access to space," successfully took flight for the first time in the Mojave Desert on April 13. The plane is the brainchild of Pa…

rockets - Mashable
2:17pm PDT - April 13th, 2019

Rocket Report: DARPA picks three, Aerojet short seller, Starlink launch date

"The investors are fundamentally missing the change that’s happening at the company."

rockets - Ars Technica
4:00am PDT - April 12th, 2019

SpaceX Lands All 3 Boosters of Its Falcon Heavy Rocket

The first commercial flight of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy ended with two boosters touching down on land while a third alighted on its drone ship out at sea.

rockets - Wired
5:32pm PDT - April 11th, 2019

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to Try Again for Launch of Satellite

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket on the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Wednesday.

rockets - The New York Times
2:14pm PDT - April 11th, 2019

Watch SpaceX’s historic Falcon Heavy Launch and triple landing attempt here

It's finally launch day for the Falcon Heavy's first mission, and SpaceX's heavy-duty rocket platform is due to take off at 3:35 Pacific time. The launch will take a major communications satellite into orbit, and as an encore all three of the first stages wil…

rockets - TechCrunch
1:35pm PDT - April 10th, 2019

Elon Musk is taunting Jeff Bezos with cat emoji now

One day, you might be telling your grandson that the great satellite broadband race of the 21st century began with a cat emoji. On Wednesday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk called Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos a "copycat" (with the "cat" bit supplanted with a cat emoji) on Twi…

rockets - Mashable
2:07am PDT - April 10th, 2019

How did NASA create its own pretty artificial auroras? Rockets, of course.

Painting the sky with your own aurora is as easy as launching a NASA rocket into the Norwegian night. The space agency orchestrated its own version of the light phenomena on Friday in order to understand the amount of energy auroras generate within Earth's up…

rockets - Mashable
9:06pm PDT - April 9th, 2019

NASA launches student rocket challenge

Nearly three dozen student teams from colleges, universities, high schools and some middle schools from around the country flocked to Huntsville, Ala., the location of the Marshall Space Flight Center, so their rockets could take flight.

rockets - Fox News
12:20pm PDT - April 9th, 2019

A revolutionary air-breathing rocket engine capable of hitting more than 2,500 miles per hour just past a major milestone

Reactor Engines, a British aerospace company, says it's successfully tested a rocket engine that could eventually allow for supersonic flight to space. The company's engine can cool air from 420 degrees Celsius to room temperature in less than a second, the c…

rockets - Business Insider
7:26am PDT - April 9th, 2019

Video: Watch James Harden, Rockets Make NBA-Record 27 Three-Pointers vs. Suns

The Houston Rockets are known for their willingness to take a lot of outside shots, but they took it to a new level Sunday against the Phoenix Suns ...

rockets - Bleacher Report
6:35pm PDT - April 7th, 2019

Two rockets dropped tracers into the northern lights and the result was glorious

The resulting views from the ground were colorful.

rockets - Ars Technica
7:15am PDT - April 7th, 2019

NASA just flew a stunning mission to study the northern lights

The resulting views from the ground were colorful.

rockets - Ars Technica
7:15am PDT - April 7th, 2019

Relativity, the 3D printed rocket manufacturer, inks multi-year contract with Telesat

Relativity, the Los Angeles-based manufacturer fo 3D printed rockets, has signed its first public commercial contract with Telesat, the longtime vendor of satellite services for telecommunications and business information. The deal marks the first agreement b…

rockets - TechCrunch
7:00am PDT - April 5th, 2019

Rocket Report: Small-launch reckoning, Starliner slip, a lunar Falcon Heavy?

"I'd expect some pretty decent consolidation over the next year to 18 months."

rockets - Ars Technica
4:00am PDT - April 5th, 2019

SpaceX has completed the first tethered hop for the “Starhopper”

SpaceX has completed the first tethered jump for its Starship prototyped, Elon Musk confirmed in a tweet Wednesday evening. Called the Starhopper because it’s making limited hops to test the landing capabilities of the Starship vehicle, the tethered jump repr…

rockets - TechCrunch
7:48pm PDT - April 3rd, 2019

Bald Eagles, Symbol of America, Are Dumping Trash on the Seattle Suburbs

Scores of the birds are feasting at a county dump, flying off with all manner of waste, some of it rather vile, and dropping it in the surrounding neighborhoods.

rockets - The New York Times
1:01pm PDT - April 2nd, 2019

Gaza violence: Crossings reopen after negotiated 'calm'

The move comes a day after several Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israeli forces.

rockets - BBC News
3:16am PDT - March 31st, 2019

Gaza rallies to mark 'Great Return' protest anniversary

The rallies on the border fence with Israel began a year ago and left at least 189 Palestinians dead.

rockets - BBC News
4:20am PDT - March 30th, 2019

Vice President Mike Pence Wants to Land Astronauts on the Moon Within Five Years

Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday called for landing astronauts on the moon within five years

rockets - Time
8:17pm PDT - March 26th, 2019

Gaza Tense After Israel and Hamas Exchange Heavy Fire Overnight

(JERUSALEM) — The Gaza border region was quiet but tense on Tuesday morning after a night of heavy fire as Israeli aircraft bombed targets across the Gaza Strip and Gaza militants fired rockets into Israel in what threatened to escalate into a major conflict,…

rockets - Time
5:12am PDT - March 26th, 2019

Fighting Between Israel and Hamas Quiets After a Night of Heavy Fire

Israel and Hamas militants have been engaged in back-and-forth fighting just two weeks before Israeli elections

rockets - Time
3:00am PDT - March 26th, 2019

Rocket sirens sound in southern Israel after report of Gaza truce

Rocket sirens went off in southern Israeli towns less than an hour after Palestinians reported a ceasefire had been reached through Egyptian mediation.

rockets - Reuters
2:08pm PDT - March 25th, 2019

A Rocket Launched From the Gaza Strip Injured Seven at a Home in Central Israel

The attack comes 10 days after rockets struck Tel Aviv, which Gaza's Hamas leaders said was a misfire

rockets - Time
11:20pm PDT - March 24th, 2019

Harden shrugs off loss; D'Antoni warns of trouble

James Harden said the Rockets' 106-104 defeat to the Warriors was just "one loss," while Mike D'Antoni bemoaned too many mistakes and cautioned it must be something that will help Houston in the long run.

rockets - ESPN
11:27pm PDT - March 13th, 2019

Foot Locker takes a minority stake in kids clothing subscription service Rockets of Awesome

Foot Locker is taking a stake in the subscription-based shopping service, Rockets of Awesome – a startup that’s something of a “StitchFix for kids,” in that it sends out a personalized selection of children’s apparel in seasonal boxes, shipped to customers’ h…

rockets - TechCrunch
8:26am PST - February 26th, 2019

RT @TheRocketFuture: This might be one of my favorite photos I've taken at Starbase. One human, working in a city of rockets. #SpaceX #St

Neeraj kashyap (@neerajkashyapp)
1:16am PDT - July 20th, 2023

RT @UROCKlive1: Russia fired rockets at Odesa again. This is right in the historic old town, protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site i…

Sam Wisbey (@samwisbey)
1:16am PDT - July 20th, 2023

RT @vicktop55: "Friend" of Russia Erdogan. According to Turkish sources, Turkey has supplied and plans to supply Ukraine with about 180…

Sergen Salmanoğlu (@srgnsalmanoglu)
1:16am PDT - July 20th, 2023

RT @rshereme: The reality of russian “Christianity.” The russian Orthodox Church is a demonic and terrorist organization. The russian ortho…

T.O (@Hogtown)
1:15am PDT - July 20th, 2023

So you want to give them guns and rockets? Or just drug money so they can get a fix? Sorry for being more cultured than philly. https://t.co/tbtWNej12R

Random DM from Ukraine (@Gibson1993)
1:15am PDT - July 20th, 2023

RT @rshereme: The reality of russian “Christianity.” The russian Orthodox Church is a demonic and terrorist organization. The russian ortho…

alienv (@alienvOfficial)
1:15am PDT - July 20th, 2023

RT @rshereme: The reality of russian “Christianity.” The russian Orthodox Church is a demonic and terrorist organization. The russian ortho…

Siegfried Jell (@elisfried)
1:13am PDT - July 20th, 2023

RT @vicktop55: "Friend" of Russia Erdogan. According to Turkish sources, Turkey has supplied and plans to supply Ukraine with about 180…

Eric (@ericmann65)
1:13am PDT - July 20th, 2023

RT @rshereme: The reality of russian “Christianity.” The russian Orthodox Church is a demonic and terrorist organization. The russian ortho…

Deb Scott (@DebScot5graces)
1:12am PDT - July 20th, 2023

RT @KCooperelli: @FlowersEnglish Rockets into space and still millions starve , but that’s ok we’ll just send them another critically neede…

Shah Fahad (@Shah_Fahad_786)
1:11am PDT - July 20th, 2023

Ask about Taurus Rockets from Neo Seoul to Zelensky!

fellas (@automatic2ez___)
1:10am PDT - July 20th, 2023
RT @SybLaTortue: you gave Katsuki access to bombs and rockets, what did you expect would happen https://t.co/MFsITNx7mt

RT @SybLaTortue: you gave Katsuki access to bombs and rockets, what did you expect would happen https://t.co/MFsITNx7mt

TitsMcgee (@Monkeypoo97)
1:10am PDT - July 20th, 2023

RT @UROCKlive1: Russia fired rockets at Odesa again. This is right in the historic old town, protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site i…

TJS271 (@tjs271)
1:09am PDT - July 20th, 2023

RT @rshereme: The reality of russian “Christianity.” The russian Orthodox Church is a demonic and terrorist organization. The russian ortho…

Denys Tundzher (@DenysTundzher)
1:09am PDT - July 20th, 2023

RT @WORLDMUSICAWARD: #EXO's new masterpiece #EXIST rockets to #1 on the Worldwide & European iTunes charts after going to #1 in 62+ countri…

NINI (@KyoongBkai)
6:04pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @MagicGilasFan: Every rockets enjoyer tweet you reply to is a dime dropped on his piggy bank, or as he calls it, me bank

Anna Oliver (@AnnaOli02563697)
6:04pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @RepMarkPocan: The best path for peace for Israel and Palestine is to recognize the expansion of illegal settlements & settler terrorism…

(@Firestorm1776)
6:03pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

Every rockets enjoyer tweet you reply to is a dime dropped on his piggy bank, or as he calls it, me bank

RL - Kai Sotto You Are A Hiroshima Dragonfly (@MagicGilasFan)
6:03pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @SalmanAliNBA: Hard disagree. I haven’t necessarily agreed with every decision, but the Rockets are in a MUCH better position than they…

#W2GG (@We2GotGameUSA)
6:03pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @dubythechef: Shout out to the 1800 people following me! Some #NBATwitter fans but mainly #Rockets family! I appreciate you all very muc…

Bryce (@dubythechef)
6:03pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @secretsqrl123: when you try to show drone production at your new place and the way to do it is by placing mirrors on each side of the h…

Real Shadow (@darealshadow)
6:01pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @rshereme: The reality of russian “Christianity.” The russian Orthodox Church is a demonic and terrorist organization. The russian ortho…

Joanne Hart (@azureDragon5)
6:01pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @ruinwanderer: Russia is sending more X-22 rockets. The Russian Federation must be crushed, and the West has the power to do it. Closing…

72aPoplava (@72aPoplava)
6:00pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @zebulgar: give this trend another decade and europe is gna be feeling like a 3rd world country fading into irrelevance no gdp growth,…

Steve Skojec (@TheSkojecFile)
6:00pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @ruinwanderer: Russia is sending more X-22 rockets. The Russian Federation must be crushed, and the West has the power to do it. Closing…

Taty Koz (@tatysho)
6:00pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @rshereme: The reality of russian “Christianity.” The russian Orthodox Church is a demonic and terrorist organization. The russian ortho…

Public Good (@KennBur)
5:59pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @SybLaTortue: you gave Katsuki access to bombs and rockets, what did you expect would happen https://t.co/MFsITNx7mt

RT @SybLaTortue: you gave Katsuki access to bombs and rockets, what did you expect would happen https://t.co/MFsITNx7mt

sabraeal (@sabraeal1)
5:59pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @il_RocketsGBB: The schedules are final, the bags are packed, the Rockets are ready to go. Coaches you can find us at these times and p…

Leah Palmer (@Leah_Palmer22)
5:59pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @ruinwanderer: Russia is sending rockets again at Odesa. Ukraine having F-16 and ATACMS would have solved this problem. F-16 would be ab…

Joshua Galka (@joshuagalka70)
5:58pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @rshereme: The reality of russian “Christianity.” The russian Orthodox Church is a demonic and terrorist organization. The russian ortho…

Hart (@Frentzhart2)
5:58pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @ruinwanderer: Russia is sending rockets, Kalibers, from the Black Sea against Ukraine. Which brings me back to my question: under which…

Joshua Galka (@joshuagalka70)
5:57pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @rshereme: The reality of russian “Christianity.” The russian Orthodox Church is a demonic and terrorist organization. The russian ortho…

Jake Daly (@DalyJakebethell)
5:51am PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @LaPiochey: Havertz to the Colorado Rockets keeper 
 https://t.co/ePaiZFTju0

RT @LaPiochey: Havertz to the Colorado Rockets keeper https://t.co/ePaiZFTju0

Alfie (@ftblalfie5)
5:51am PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @LaPiochey: Havertz to the Colorado Rockets keeper 
 https://t.co/ePaiZFTju0

RT @LaPiochey: Havertz to the Colorado Rockets keeper https://t.co/ePaiZFTju0

Barbienheimer⭐⭐ (@kebas0)
5:51am PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @rshereme: The reality of russian “Christianity.” The russian Orthodox Church is a demonic and terrorist organization. The russian ortho…

Vul Kuolun (@VKuolun)
5:51am PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @rshereme: The reality of russian “Christianity.” The russian Orthodox Church is a demonic and terrorist organization. The russian ortho…

Jerome Osineri (@JeromeOsineri)
5:51am PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @rshereme: The reality of russian “Christianity.” The russian Orthodox Church is a demonic and terrorist organization. The russian ortho…

Reverse Salient (@JaroslavH)
5:51am PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @rshereme: The reality of russian “Christianity.” The russian Orthodox Church is a demonic and terrorist organization. The russian ortho…

Alex Dolnycky (@aldolnyck)
5:50am PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @rshereme: The reality of russian “Christianity.” The russian Orthodox Church is a demonic and terrorist organization. The russian ortho…

Constantine (@STATICantine)
5:50am PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @ChrisO_wiki: 1/ Russia's space agency Roskosmos is reportedly evaluating options for using space rockets to drop aerial bombs on Ukrain…

wardrialin (@clinchi1)
5:50am PDT - July 19th, 2023