It took SpaceX years to successfully pull off the first vertical landing for its reusable Falcon 9 rocket. Since then, model rocket designers have attempted to recreate the feat—with Joe Barnard’s BPS.space accomplishing the milestone in 2022 after 7 years of work. The latest model to achieve a vertical landing, however, comes from a high […]
NASA’s Artemis astronauts are currently slated to land on the moon in 2026 aboard SpaceX’s massive Starship. According to researchers, however, relying on a 15-story-tall spacecraft with 16.7 million pounds of thrust may not be the best idea—especially if humans hope to study and use potential water reserves underneath the lunar surface. Although its reusable […]
SpaceX conducted its latest Starship test launch at 8:50AM EST on June 6—by far its most successful to date. The fourth of such launches for the company was the first to achieve a successful controlled splashdown of its first-stage Super Heavy booster, as well as the first-ever controlled landing burn for its second-stage “Ship” in […]
As satellite constellations and space junk continue crowding orbital zones above Earth, researchers are searching for ways to prevent adding to the growing problem. According to one team of researchers, one solution may involve using the physical rocket to fuel its own launch. Collaborators from the University of Glasgow say they have debuted the first […]
SpaceX’s second, unpiloted Starship test flight of the year ended in yet another fiery inferno on November 18. This time, the sudden end arrived roughly 8 minutes into its 90-minute scheduled mission. But although its Super Heavy first stage booster suffered a fatal “rapid unscheduled disassembly” in the Caribbean, the world’s most powerful rocket almost […]
After over half a century of loyal service, the world’s last remaining Super Guppy aircraft continues to dutifully transport NASA’s gigantic rocket parts in its cavernous, hinged cargo bay. On Tuesday, the Huntsville International Airport posted a video and accompanying images to social media of the rotund plane arriving from Kennedy Space Center. Perhaps somewhat […]
Regardless of one’s opinion of last week’s historic Starship launch, one thing is for certain: The rocket caused quite the disarray.
A revived interest in going to the moon means the lunar surface is about to be busier than ever. But no space law specifically protects it from damage by humans.
NASA’s flight commander for the Artemis II lunar mission, Reid Wiseman, explains what the crew will be testing on the Orion spacecraft.
Rockets and their engines have long been of interest for both space exploration and military use—including for powering hypersonic weapons.
