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Stacking complete for twin Space Launch System rocket boosters

Mar 10, 2021 (SPX)

Engineers with Exploration Ground Systems placed the first segment on Nov. 21, 2020, and continued the process until the final nose assembly was placed on March...

Breaking the warp barrier for faster-than-light travel

Mar 10, 2021 (SPX)

This type of matter either cannot currently be found or cannot be manufactured in viable quantities. In contrast, new research carried out at the University of ...

Smart Dragon 3 getting ready for 2022 launch

Mar 09, 2021 (XNA)

Li Hong, deputy general manager at the State-owned conglomerate, said on Sunday that research and development of the new rocket began at the China Academy of La...

SpaceX plans Starlink launch, seeks approval of Internet service for vehicles

Mar 09, 2021 (UPI)

The launch is planned for 9:50 p.m. EST aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The weather is expected to be nearly per...

SpaceX launches 48 Starlink satellites amid Ukraine crisis

Mar 09, 2021 (UPI)

The company's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off as planned at 8:45 a.m. EST into a mostly blue sky from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The launch was SpaceX's 10t...

Research contributes to understanding of hypersonic flow

Mar 08, 2021 (SPX)

"Data from experiments are somewhat limited - for example taken from pressure probes at a few locations on a test object. When we run a numerical simulation, we...

Relativity Space postpones first 3D-printed rocket launch

Mar 08, 2021 (UPI)

The rocket was to lift off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early in the afternoon, but after several delays, the operation was scrubbed. The launch ...

SpaceX: more risks, better rockets?

Mar 05, 2021 (AFP)

The mishaps may seem like disasters but experts say these incidents are part of the spaceship's development, and even, in a way, beneficial. - What is Starship?...

Space launch from British soil one step closer

Mar 05, 2021 (SPX)

A giant leap in British spaceflight history is being made 5 March 2021 as the government publishes its commercial spaceflight consultation response, paving the ...

China's commercial rocket SD-3 to make maiden flight in 2022

Mar 04, 2021 (XNA)

A four-stage solid-propellant rocket, the SD-3 will be the largest and have the highest carrying capacity among the Dragon series, according to the China Academ...

SpaceX successfully launches 20th Starlink mission

Mar 04, 2021 (UPI)

The rocket lifted off at 3:24 EST from the historic pad 39A of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with the mission to put 60 more Starlink satellites into low...

Green Run Update: Engineers Repair Valve for Mid-March Hot Fire Test

Mar 04, 2021 (SPX)

The team plans to power up the core stage for remaining functional checks later this week before moving forward with final preparations for a hot fire test in m...

China's 1st reusable rocket on way, says expert

Mar 04, 2021 (XNA)

Jiang Jie, an expert at the academy and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said on Wednesday that research and development of the reusable variant of ...

New design for Russian super-heavy methane-powered launch vehicle completed

Mar 03, 2021 (Sputnik)

"It is planned to create a super-heavy launch vehicle ... [with] six side blocks around the central one - all with the RD-182 engine [operating on methane], and...

SpaceX launches 47 Starlink satellites from Florida

Mar 03, 2021 (UPI)

The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off as planned into a mostly sunny, blue sky at 9:25 a.m. EST from Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center. At 40 seconds into flight, Spa...

NASA prepares Dragon capsule for first reuse with astronauts

Mar 03, 2021 (UPI)

The capsule previously took astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station in May. The upcoming Crew 2 mission is planned for launch ...

Rocket Lab plans new Neutron rocket, intends to go public

Mar 03, 2021 (UPI)

As part of Rocket Lab's effort to raise funds for Neutron, it plans a public listing on the Nasdaq stock exchange by the end of June. Rocket Lab is confident it...

SpaceX ends 3rd Starship landing attempt in flaming success before exploding minutes later

Mar 03, 2021 (AFP)

It was yet another flub involving a prototype of the Starship rocket, which SpaceX hopes one day to send to Mars. "A beautiful soft landing," a SpaceX commentat...

SpaceX Starship makes upright landing, but rocket explodes minutes later

Mar 03, 2021 (UPI)

A live feed showed the stainless steel rocket soaring above the South Texas shoreline, flipping over and decelerating to a gentle touchdown at a slight angle on...

Rocket Lab unveils plans for bigger reusable rocket for mega-constellation deployment

Mar 02, 2021 (SPX)

Neutron will build on Rocket Lab's proven experience developing the reliable workhorse Electron launch vehicle, the second most frequently launched U.S. rocket ...