Rockets
South Korea Launches its First Rocket. The Third Stage cut off Short.
So far, only six countries have successfully launched more than 1 ton of equipment into space using domestically developed rockets. …
It’s Official, William Shatner Will be Flying to Space With Blue Origin
Star Trek meets star reality as William Shatner, the iconic 90-year-old actor, will fly on the next Blue Origins suborbital…
Lightweight Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic Fuel Tanks Pass a Critical Test, and Could Knock a lot of Weight off a Rocket’s dry Mass
Material science is still the unsung hero of space exploration. Rockets are flashier, and control systems more precise, but they…
Relativity Space Gets a Huge Investment to Take on SpaceX With Reusable Rockets
Relativity Space, a recent to the commercial space sector, is primed to become one of SpaceX and Blue Origin's toughest…
In a Comprehensive new Test, the EmDrive Fails to Generate any Thrust
The EmDrive is a hypothetical rocket that proponents claim can generate thrust with no exhaust. This would violate all known…
China’s Super-Heavy Lift Rocket Will Carry 100 Tons to the Moon
China's proposed next-generation rocket reached the final stage of feasibility studies this month. The planned launch vehicle, known as the…
ESA is Working on its own Reusable Booster Stage
As part of their Themis Program, the ESA is developing reusable rocket technology.
RocketLab Recovers a First-Stage Booster for the First Time: “Return to Sender”
In recent years, one of the most impressive developments for space exploration has been the rise of the commercial space…
SpaceX Starship Passes Static Fire Test With Three Raptor Engines, Finally Gets Nose Cone!
The Starship is coming together, literally and figuratively! With its three Raptor engines test fired, and nosecones and fins attached,…
Electron Rocket’s 13th Launch Failed, Destroying its Satellite Payload
In what would have been the 12th successful launch of their Electron rocket, Rocket Lab