North Korea test-fired a powerful new solid rocket motor for its next-generation ICBM. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket is propelled by kerosene-fueled […]
Category: falcon 9
Pentagon begins deploying new satellite network to link sensors with shooters
“This is the first time we’ll have a space layer fully integrated into our warfighting operations.” A SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
Rocket Report: SpaceX achieved daily launch this week; ULA recovers booster
Firefly Aerospace reveals why its Alpha booster exploded after launch in April. Starship and its Super Heavy booster ascend through […]
With recent Falcon 9 milestones, SpaceX vindicates its “dumb” approach to reuse
As SpaceX’s Starship vehicle gathered all of the attention this week, the company’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket continued to hit […]
US military’s X-37B spaceplane stays relevant with launch of another mission
“Quantum inertial sensors are not only scientifically intriguing, but they also have direct defense applications,” said Lt. Col. Nicholas Estep, […]
Why does Jeff Bezos keep buying launches from Elon Musk?
Skip to content Satellite companies find themselves between a rocket and a hard place. A reusable Falcon 9 booster after […]
With Trump’s cutbacks, crew heads for ISS unsure of when they’ll come back
“We are looking at the potential to extend this current flight, Crew-11.” NASA astronaut Zena Cardman departs crew quarters at […]
Rocket Report: Channeling the future at Wallops; SpaceX recovers rocket wreckage
China’s Space Pioneer seems to be back on track a year after an accidental launch. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket […]
SpaceX launches a pair of NASA satellites to probe the origins of space weather
“This is going to really help us understand how to predict space weather in the magnetosphere.” This artist’s illustration of […]
Amazon’s ride on the rocket merry-go-round continues with SpaceX launch
Skip to content Amazon has launched 78 of its planned 3,232 Kuiper broadband satellites. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts […]