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…
The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA launch vehicle, as its career is being wound down in…
Preparations are taking place at Starbase for the upcoming second Starship test flight, with Booster…
While a lot of the focus when it comes to space travel beyond Earth orbit…
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander launched from the Second Launch Pad…
For two months, 12 people from France will be put into a “compulsory reclined lifestyle”…
Falcon Heavy’s second launch 2023 set sail on Sunday, with liftoff with the ViaSat-3 Americas…
The most powerful rocket in history launched on its second attempt Thursday, the first major…
SpaceX has launched its 23rd mission of 2023 with the company’s Falcon 9 rocket lofting…
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…
