If you can fill them, big rockets are the cheapest per-unit launch option. The SpaceX Falcon 9 has proven to be the most effective vehicle for this market, making up a whopping 60 of the 91 western launches in 2022 — and there is no close second. But that stat only illustrates who...
What is SpaceX's Starship/ Super Heavy Rocket, formerly known as the Big Falcon Rocket (BFR), and where is it now?
From Florida to California, space fans in the U.S. are making pilgrimages to a historic number of liftoffs.
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SpaceX’s recent Starship rocket launch captured in space station video Space station video shows ‘cosmic fireflies’ high above Earth We can see the space station because it reflects the light of the sun. But the reflection isn’t bright enough to make it visible during the daytime, so the...
Artemis 1, is an unpiloted shakedown mission for both the Space Launch Systemheavy lift rocketand the Orion crew capsule that will eventually carry astronauts back to the moon. The 42-day test flight was initiallyset for launchMonday, Aug. 29, butproblems during the fueling processforced a del...
“When are you getting here already?” space station commander Andreas Mogensen asked via Twitter, after three days of delay due to high wind. SpaceX Launch Control termed it “fashionably late”. There was almost another postponement Sunday night. A small leak in the seal of the SpaceX caps...
Space exploration agencies are organizations—often government or private entities—dedicated to the exploration, research, and development of space. These agencies conduct missions, launch spacecraft, develop technologies, and contribute to scientific discoveries and advancements in our understanding of the ...
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