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…
Starship’s first orbital flight is currently planned for March. This is the first time the…
The orbital test flight of Starship is just around the corner. Starship has conducted a…
As the two-year landing anniversary of NASA’s Perseverance rover and its small scouting helicopter Ingenuity draws near, the pair…
The NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program is on the verge of flying its…
SpaceX has launched its 61st and final mission of 2022, this one aboard a Falcon…
SpaceX has used its Falcon 9 rocket to send a privately funded mission toward the…
With Booster 7 returned to the Mega Bay (High Bay 2) at Starbase, all eyes…
Blue Origin has quietly been making progress on its orbital New Glenn vehicle, evident by…
Booster 7 resumed its static fire test campaign Monday with a full-duration firing of 14…
The Eutelsat Hotbird-13F geostationary communications satellite launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 out of Cape…
SpaceX continues to make progress with its orbital test flight duo, with Ship 24 completing…
Blue Origin attempted its first uncrewed New Shepard flight in a year, with the NS-23…
The seven members of the Expedition 67 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) had…
SpaceX has launched its 56th Starlink mission, Group 4-23, taking flight aboard a flight-proven Falcon…
The Chinese commercial launch company Galactic Energy has launched a mission it has dubbed “White…
Blue Origin has launched six more space tourists to space onboard New Shepard for the…
