SpaceX believes they have “all the necessary pieces” to achieve a full recovery of the booster stage, with the next launch of their Falcon 9 v1.1 set to test another key technology towards that aim, via the debut of landing legs on the aft of the first stage. While there is a low likelihood SpaceX will be able to recover the first stage of the CRS-3 Falcon 9 from the water, the returning booster will attempt to deploy its landing legs during its descent.
SpaceX is expected to take another leap towards the full reusability of their Falcon 9…
The prospect of a Falcon 9 v1.1 first stage returning to terra firma following launch…
Shuttle Orbiter Discovery has made the short trip to the VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building) for…
After 11 Flights and many tests, the booster test stand turned launch mount has reached…
SpaceX dominates this week’s launch manifest with four missions aboard Falcon 9 vehicles, one of…
As SpaceX prepares for Starship’s Flight 11 in October from Texas, significant progress is being…
The two spaceport launch facilities in the Cape Canaveral area — NASA’s Kennedy Space Center…
Amid recent Falcon 9 and Vulcan launches, a considerable amount of important construction work in…
China’s Space Pioneer is preparing for the maiden launch of its Tianlong-3, a vehicle similar…
NASA and SpaceX have launched the 11th operational crew rotation mission to the International Space…
July 18, 2025: 1:29 PM Eastern – First Publication. NASASpaceflight.com is tracking a developing situation…
The European Space Agency (ESA) is advancing on its ambitions for future space transportation. This…
With summer and winter for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres now in full swing, the…
This week, China launched a near-Earth asteroid sample return mission amongst several other missions. Meanwhile,…
The Starship program is entering a critical period as Flight 9 preparations continue for a…
SpaceX is busy creating launch and production capacity for the future of its Starship program,…
SpaceX kicked off 2025 by continuing its record-breaking pace of Falcon 9 launches while also…
The first four humans to orbit Earth’s poles are sharing their experiences from their historic…
SpaceX has now completed the first-ever static fire of a flown Super Heavy Booster, Booster…
