SpaceX Starship Flight 6: No Booster Catch But Continues to Push the Envelope
Starship reignites one of its six Raptor engines on orbit for the first time, demonstrating a capability that will come into play during future missions.
Starship reignites one of its six Raptor engines on orbit for the first time, demonstrating a capability that will come into play during future missions.
Largest and most powerful rocket to ever fly could lift off on its sixth test flight as early as Monday at 5 p.m. EST.
Private companies launched or landed on U.S. soil 148 times in fiscal year 2024, a 30 percent increase year over year.
Sixth test flight of the largest rocket to ever fly will feature another attempt at catching the Super Heavy booster and returning it to the launchpad.
The FAA opens a mishap investigation into the company’s workhorse booster after it tipped over while attempting to land on a droneship.
A report from the space agency’s office of the inspector general pins the blame on the aerospace giant’s mismanagement and inexperienced workforce.
The Scientific Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) has reserved all six seats on an upcoming flight of Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket.
The company proposes installing infrastructure that would support as many as 44 Starship launches annually but will first need to pass an environmental assessment.
Delta IV Heavy played a key role in U.S. space initiatives, launching Martian rovers, ‘sun-touching’ probes, and a bevy of other cargo into space.
United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV Heavy space launch vehicle will carry a classified payload from the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.