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Blue Origin has conducted the first hot-fire static test of the fully integrated second stage of the company’s New Glenn orbital rocket. The 15-second test took place on September 23, 2024 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.Continue R… Continue reading Watch: Second stage of New Glenn rocket completes hot-fire test
China’s Nebula-1 reusable first-stage rocket booster took a bit of a tumble on September 22, 2024 when its nearly perfect high-altitude vertical flight ended when it got a bit dented as it crashed into the ground during the powered landing attempt.Cont… Continue reading Watch: Chinese company prangs reusable rocket on landing
The world’s first flight test for an aerospike rocket engine ended in disaster, but Polaris Aerospace is back on track, preparing to fly two new prototypes for its MIRA supersonic/hypersonic aerospike spaceplane platform within weeks.
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If you’ve ever built a model rocket, you’ll know there’s not a whole lot to them. Essentially it’s a cardboard tube, a plastic nosecone, some fins, and a little clip …read more Continue reading OSHW Model Rocket Kit Embraces the Hexagon
Rolls-Royce has received an additional £4.8 million (US$6.2 million) in funding from the UK Space Agency (UKSA) to develop key technology for a nuclear micro-reactor that could one day power lunar bases and spacecraft propulsion.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Rolls-Royce gets $6M to develop its ambitious nuclear space reactor
The Mk-II Aurora suborbital spaceplane took to the skies last year for its maiden flight with a rocket engine. Now Dawn Aerospace has been give the official nod from New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority to undertake test flights at unlimited speeds.C… Continue reading Rocket-powered Aurora is a go for unlimited-speed high-altitude flight
Europe’s newest heavy-lift rocket roared into space today as the Ariane 6 booster lifted off from the Kourou Spaceport in French Guiana at 4:00 pm GFT (19:00 GMT). Designated VA262, the inaugural flight carried a variety of payloads into orbit.Continue… Continue reading Ariane 6 roars into space
Europe will be back in the heavy lift rocket business on July 9, 2024 when the Ariane 6 lifts off on its maiden flight carrying almost a dozen satellites and experiments. The launch window at Kourou, French Guiana opens at 2:00 pm EDT. Here’s how to wa… Continue reading How to watch the maiden flight of the Ariane 6 heavy lift rocket
Playing catch-up with the likes of SpaceX, China has announced the successful test flight and landing of a reusable rocket. On June 23, 2024, the liquid-fueled launcher rose to a height of 7.5 miles (12 km) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.Cont… Continue reading China’s reusable rocket successfully reaches altitude of 7.5 miles
A round trip to Mars – with our current technology – would take about two years: nine months to get there, three months of hangin’ out, waiting for the relative positions of Mars and Earth to line up closely again, then another nine months back. Howe I… Continue reading Pulsed plasma rocket promises a wild acceleration in space travel