SpaceX’s Merlin 1D engine has achieved flight qualification status during its test program at the company’s rocket development facility in McGregor, Texas. An enhanced design to the engines that have flown on the first five Falcon 9 launches, the Merlin 1D will debut on the first Falcon 9 v1.1 launch this summer.
Two loud rumbles in the south of the United States marked two milestones for the…
This week’s launch manifest will now feature twelve missions launching on nine different rockets, including…
Following the successful flight of Starship Flight 11 on Monday, SpaceX continued its impressive launch…
Two cargo resupply missions have launched to the International Space Station this week. A Russian…
The launch manifest for this week included five Falcon 9 launches. Four of them collectively…
SpaceX’s recent launch involved another successful landing of its Falcon 9 booster, but this time…
After a week of weather delays across the U.S, launch cadence increases as providers strive…
Three rockets launched this week, despite stormy weather causing scrubs and delays. SpaceX succeeded in…
The Spanish and French company Pangea is positioning itself as a go-to propulsion company within…
Seven launches took place this week. Four of these are Falcon 9s, with SpaceX launching…
This week, China launched a near-Earth asteroid sample return mission amongst several other missions. Meanwhile,…
This Launch Roundup has been extended to include the launch of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 9…
This week has seen the worldwide launch cadence slow, with only four launches taking place.…
Three Falcon 9 Starlink missions and a Rocket Lab Electron launch from New Zealand made…
With the dust settling following the launches of Blue Origin’s New Glenn and SpaceX’s Starship…
SpaceX dominated this week’s launch manifest with two Falcon 9 missions and the seventh flight…
This week is busy in spaceflight, with 10 orbital launches planned throughout the week. China…
Following the sixth flight of SpaceX’s Starship on Tuesday, eight additional orbital launches were planned…
