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.
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SpaceX is expected to take another leap towards the full reusability of their Falcon 9…
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The prospect of a Falcon 9 v1.1 first stage returning to terra firma following launch…
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Shuttle Orbiter Discovery has made the short trip to the VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building) for…
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The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA launch vehicle, as its career is being wound down in…
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Starship Update: Booster 9 wearing a crown, construction, and HLS test article
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While a lot of the focus when it comes to space travel beyond Earth orbit…
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander launched from the Second Launch Pad…
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How bedrest and cycling in artificial gravity is being tested to aid human spaceflight
For two months, 12 people from France will be put into a “compulsory reclined lifestyle”…
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Falcon Heavy’s second launch 2023 set sail on Sunday, with liftoff with the ViaSat-3 Americas…
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The most powerful rocket in history launched on its second attempt Thursday, the first major…
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SpaceX has launched its 23rd mission of 2023 with the company’s Falcon 9 rocket lofting…
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Starship debut leading the rocket industry toward full reusability
by Adrian BeilStarship’s first orbital flight is currently planned for March. This is the first time the…
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The orbital test flight of Starship is just around the corner. Starship has conducted a…
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As the two-year landing anniversary of NASA’s Perseverance rover and its small scouting helicopter Ingenuity draws near, the pair…
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The NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program is on the verge of flying its…
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SpaceX has launched its 61st and final mission of 2022, this one aboard a Falcon…
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 carrying private Japanese moon lander
SpaceX has used its Falcon 9 rocket to send a privately funded mission toward the…
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With Booster 7 returned to the Mega Bay (High Bay 2) at Starbase, all eyes…
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Blue Origin has quietly been making progress on its orbital New Glenn vehicle, evident by…