12K views · 155 reactions | China's Long March 12 rocket launched for the first time ever from the Hainan Commercial Spacecraft Launch Site on Nov. 30, 2024. See footage of the launch, engine tests, an animation and more! More rocket launches  https://trib.al/56AUEEM Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television (CCTV) | edited by Steve Spaleta | Space.com | Facebook

90K views · 823 reactions | SpaceX's giant new rocket blasted off on its first test flight Thursday but exploded minutes after rising from the launch pad and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. Elon Musk's company was aiming to send the nearly 400-foot (120-meter) Starship rocket on a round-the-world trip from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border. It carried no people or satellites.  https://abc7.la/41M9SRs | ABC7 | Facebook