Indian rocket suffers catastrophic failure during launch

Indian rocket suffers catastrophic failure during launch, Earth-watching satellite lost | Amazing photos of the 2021 Perseid meteor shower | Cygnus cargo ship arrives at International Space Station with its biggest NASA haul ever Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version August 12, 2021 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE The Launchpad Indian rocket suffers catastrophic failure during launch, Earth-watching satellite lost India's first launch of 2021 has ended in failure. An Indian rocket carrying a new Earth-observation satellite for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) suffered a catastrophic failure shortly after launching early Thursday (Aug. 12). Full Story: Space (8/11)      Amazing photos of the 2021 Perseid meteor shower The annual Perseid meteor shower, one of the best displays of "shooting stars" this year, put on a spectacular show for skywatchers around the world. See photos of the 2021 Perseid meteor shower in this Space.com gallery! Full Story: Space (8/12)      Spaceflight Cygnus cargo ship arrives at International Space Station with its biggest NASA haul ever A Northrop Grumman-built Cygnus cargo ship just made its biggest delivery yet for NASA at the International Space Station. Full Story: Space (8/12)      Watch NASA fire up its Space Launch System engines to test far-out mission technologies (video) Full Story: Space (8/11)  Science & Astronomy Record-breaking 2021 wildfire season captured in satellite images This year, record-breaking wildfires triggered by similarly historic heatwaves are ravaging swaths of land on three continents and Earth observation satellites have been tracking it all. Full Story: Space (8/11)      Watch the BepiColombo probe zoom by Venus on its way to Mercury in this new video Full Story: Space (8/12)  SpaceX Elon Musk's SpaceX may launch a tiny Canadian satellite that livestreams ads from space: report SpaceX Falcon 9 (Bill Ingalls/NASA/Getty Images) SpaceX plans to launch a Canadian advertisement-beaming satellite into space that will eventually accept payments in Dogecoin, according to a media report. Full Story: Space (8/12)      This black-and-white photo of SpaceX's Starship looks like a famed vintage NYC construction shot Full Story: Space (8/11)  Skywatching Perseid meteor shower of 2021 thrills skywatchers (NASA) The peak of the 2021 Perseid meteor shower overnight on Wednesday and Thursday (Aug. 11-12) thrilled amateur astronomers as Earth passed through the debris tail of Comet Swift-Tuttle. Full Story: Space (8/12)      10 wild Perseid meteor shower facts Full Story: Space (8/11)  Perseid Meteor Shower Quiz: Test Your Cosmic Fireworks Smarts Full Story: Space (8/12)  Star Trek 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' returns for sensational season 2 on Paramount+ Hyperspacial hijinks, cosmic crises and insane interstellar adventure, "Star Trek: Lower Decks" is back on Paramount+. Full Story: Space (8/12)      Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE © Future US, Inc. 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004