Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: RFA An explosion ...

RFA lost a first stage Aug. 19 that it was hoping to use for a maiden flight in a matter of weeks. Credit: Rocket Factory Augsburg TAMPA, Fla. — Rocket Factory Augsburg no longer plans a maiden flight ...

RFA began the test campaign for the first stage and its four Helix engines with this successful 8-sec. test in May. Credit: Rocket Factory Augsburg Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) experienced a failure ...

Rocket Factory Augsburg’s RFA-One first stage exploded during a static-fire test Aug. 19 at the Saxavord Spaceport, UK. Credit: Rocket Factory Augsburg Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has postponed the ...

A rocket engine has exploded during tests for a landmark space flight from the UK. The fire erupted at SaxaVord Spaceport, which aims to host the first vertical launch into orbit from Western Europe.

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), the Bavarian space rocket startup planning to launch from Shetland, is delivering stages of its RFA ONE launch vehicle to SaxaVord spaceport. Specifically, the first and ...