catch the rocket in mid-air? This was the first time SpaceX caught a rocket like this. At the same time, the Starship spacecraft went on flying before dropping down in the Indian Ocean. Although the spacecraft went down to the sea, this test showed that rockets could be reused, and...
This puts Super Heavy in a different league. Starship's first stage booster is larger than the fuselage of a 747 jumbo jet. SpaceX's mid-air catch of the Super Heavy booster Sunday looked a lot like Musk's original description.
"The vehicle experienced multiple engines out during the flight test, lost altitude, and began to tumble. The flight termination system was commanded on both the booster and ship. As is standard procedure, the pad and surrounding area was cleared well in advance of the test, and we expect th...
and began to tumble. The flight termination system was commanded on both the booster and ship. As is standard procedure, the pad and surrounding area was cleared well in advance of the test, and we expect the road and beach near the pad to remain closed until tomorrow." ...
NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle will attempt a wildly unconventional liftoff to bring Red Planet samples back to Earth
Rocket Lab | Mid-Air Recovery Demo Beck set up Rocket Lab in 2006 as a small-satellite launcher for customers that have so far included NASA and DARPA, among others. To date, it has deployed 48 satellites via 10 launches, but it still needs to find a way of recovering its first-stage...
Rocket Lab | Mid-Air Recovery Demo Beck set up Rocket Lab in 2006 as a small-satellite launcher for customers that have so far included NASA and DARPA, among others. To date, it has deployed 48 satellites via 10 launches, but it still needs to find a way of recovering its first-stage...
“Catch Me If You Can” will see Rocket Lab attempt to capture the rocket’s first stage mid-air with a helicopter as it returns from space. Using a modified Sikorsky S-92 helicopter to catch and secure the rocket by its parachute line, Rocket Lab will bring the captured...
In a feat that can only be described as legendary, and after many months and a catastrophic setback, Polaris Spaceplanes has finally accomplished something that's never been done before: lit the fuse of an aerospike rocket in flight.
Construction on Neutron’s launch site in Virginia is complete. Regulatory Approval for Launch Neutron receives regulatory approval to fly from Launch Complex 3. Stage 2 Static Fire Hot fire exercising the Archimedes engine and all second stage systems. Testing like we would fly. Stage 1 Static...