LandSpace achieved a major milestone for Chinese commercial rocketry this week when the first stage of its Zhuque-3 successfully soft-landed on a recovery pad in the Gobi Desert following its second ...
While Ship 40 is preparing to be transported back to Starbase from Christmas Island, Ship 41 has completed both of its static fires and will soon roll back to Mega Bay 2 for final flight preps.
After last week’s Chang Zheng 7A launch failure, China returns to action with the high-profile Chang’e 7 robotic lunar mission and the second test flight of the ZhuQue-3 partially reusable launcher.
Zhuque-3’s second flight marked a major milestone for LandSpace as the methalox rocket lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on August 18 and successfully soft-landed its first stage ...
Rocket Lab has formally established a new subsidiary in Germany and introduced a containerized mobile launch system designed for rapid global deployment, marking two significant steps in the company’s ...
At SpaceX’s Starbase production site, teams are progressing multiple Starship vehicles through the Production Site facilities, preparing them for upcoming cryogenic testing and beyond while expanding ...
Firefly Aerospace is advancing on two fronts this month, pushing development of its next-generation medium-lift rocket while refining the design of its operational smallsat launcher. The dual path is ...
There’s an age-old joke amongst those who work with/launch rockets and those who cover their missions: If the rocket is ready to go, the weather will force you to try again another day. But why do ...
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft – on its CRS-17 resupply mission to the International Space Station – has arrived at the orbital outpost on Monday. Dragon launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral ...
RS-25 prime contractor L3Harris continues to ramp up production of new flight engine hardware at their Los Angeles area facility and final assembly at the Stennis Space Center. NASA certified ...
SpaceX conducted its first dedicated launch for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Monday, with a Falcon 9 carrying out the NROL-76 mission. Liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39A ...