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Leaked hydrazine fuel fire and explosion 8 December 1983: STS-9: In the last two minutes of the mission, during Space Shuttle Columbia's final approach to the Edwards AFB runway, hydrazine fuel leaked onto hot surfaces of two of the three onboard auxiliary power units (APU) in the aft compartment of the shuttle and caught fire. About 15 minutes ...
The International Space Station, as seen by a visiting spacecraft in 2021. This article is a list of accidents and incidents related to the International Space Station (ISS). It includes mishaps occurring on board the ISS, flights to and from the space station, as well as other program related incidents.
The James Webb Space Telescope and other observatories witnessed a massive explosion in space that created rare chemical elements, some of which are necessary for life.
Also, about sixteen old Soviet nuclear space reactors are known to have released an estimated 100,000 NaK liquid metal coolant droplets 800–900 km up, [5] which range in size from 1 – 6 cm. [5] The greatest risk to space missions is from untracked debris between 1 and 10 cm in size. [ 1 ]
Just seconds after Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched the first test flight of its biggest and most powerful rocket yet, the craft started tumbling uncontrollably and exploded, leaving a dramatic cloud ...
A supernova is the final, fiery explosion that can destroy a dying star. It can briefly outshine entire galaxies, writes Space.com , and radiate more energy than our sun will produce in its entire ...
Supernova impostor, stellar explosions that appear similar to supernova, but do not destroy their progenitor stars Failed supernova; Luminous red nova, an explosion thought to be caused by stellar collision; Solar flares are a minor type of stellar explosion [1] Tidal disruption event, the pulling apart of a star by tidal forces
International Space Station astronaut Alexander Gerst caught footage of the Cygnus spacecraft as it burned up in Earth's atmosphere and broke apart. The resupply ship was carrying 1.4 tons of food ...