North Korea fires solid rocket motor. North Korea said Tuesday it had conducted the final ground test of a solid-fuel rocket ...

The chief of Russia's main spacecraft manufacturer issued a dire warning this week, saying that his corporation has reached a "critical" condition and cannot continue in its present state. "The ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched into the clear night sky on Sunday, Aug. 24, hoisting a Dragon spacecraft full of supplies to the International Space Station. Known as CRS-33, the mission took off ...

On October 13, 2024, SpaceX’s Starship, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, lifted off from Texas. Its main booster soared over 65 kilometers before descending at supersonic speeds. For a ...

India will soon build its own space station, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, marking a bold leap in the country’s ambitions in space. “With your [scientists’] hard work, Gaganyaan will ...

So, Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket. It’s a pretty big step up from their Electron rocket, which is mostly for smaller payloads.

Launch costs were high and minimizing mass sent to space was the main driver for mission design. To reduce mass, mission designs employed nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP), in-situ resource utilization ...

If it proves successful, CNTR could allow future vehicles to travel farther using less fuel. Traditional chemical engines ...

Founder and CEO Peter Beck talks Neutron rocket progress, his Golden Dome ambitions, and Rocket Lab's 'distinct advantage' ...

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[UPDATE: SpaceX has scrubbed Monday’s launch of the Starship — the second scrub in two days. It’s now targeting Tuesday, August 26 for launch. Full details below.] SpaceX is close to launching its ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the X-37B space plane for its eighth mission (USSF-36) from Kennedy Space Center. The X-37B will conduct undisclosed experiments, including testing a new sensor for ...