Innovative 3D-Printed Aerospike Rocket Engine Successfully Tested for the First Time
22 Nov 2021, 09:25 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / An European aerospace company claims to have developed the first aerospike methalox 3D-printed engine, which was recently tested at the German Aerospace Center.
Vega Rocket Satellite Launch Clears the Way for Bigger, More Powerful Vega-C
17 Nov 2021, 10:21 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Recently, the Vega rocket carried three satellites for the French Ministry of Defence to Earth's orbit. The latest launch paves the way for the next-gen Vega-C
Ariane 5 Rocket Gears Up to Launch the World's Most Powerful Telescope into Space
17 Nov 2021, 07:16 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The James Webb Space Telescope will soon join an Ariane 5 rocket at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana to leave our skies on its ultimate space journey
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Rises Above Foggy Florida in Spectacular Launch
15 Nov 2021, 08:27 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On Saturday, November 13th, a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station above a foggy Florida with 53 Starlink satellites on board
Group of Raptors Roar Underneath SpaceX Starship SN20 for the First Time
13 Nov 2021, 07:28 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On Friday, November 12th, SpaceX fired up six Raptor engines. The recent static fire test shows that preparations are underway for Starship's orbital flight
Up-Close and Personal With the Fastest and Scariest Airplane That Ever Flew
11 Nov 2021, 17:35 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As breathtaking as the X-15's capabilities may have been, it can't be argued that it didn't sit on the backs of giants, it sat under a B-52 Stratofortress
SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Carries Four Astronauts to the Space Station
11 Nov 2021, 05:21 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron, and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer are riding a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule to the ISS
SpinLaunch Uses Kinetic Energy to Propel Vehicle at Supersonic Speeds for the First Time
10 Nov 2021, 12:21 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / California-based SpinLaunch tested for the first time its kinetic space launch system. The company successfully propelled a vehicle at supersonic speeds
Virgin Orbit and Japan’s Biggest Airline to Make History With Air-Launched Rockets
8 Nov 2021, 08:32 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / For the first time in history, rockets will be air-launched from Japan, marking a milestone for the aerospace industry of the entire region
Three Rockets Launched in Just One Day, for U.S. Army’s Hypersonic Weapons Program
8 Nov 2021, 06:14 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Hypersonic weapons experiments are carried out "at the speed of light," meaning as fast and effectively as possible, with the help of sounding rockets
U.S. Navy Fires Up Hypersonic Rocket Motor, Gets Closer to Flight Test
29 Oct 2021, 22:46 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The recent live-fire test of the U.S. Navy rocket motor brings the common hypersonic missile closer to an actual test flight
You'll Soon Be Able to Float Like an Astronaut Aboard 0-G Launch Space Jets
28 Oct 2021, 04:27 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Washington DC-based 0-G Launch is collaborating with CAAC to offer paying customers zero-G flights from the Canary Islands
SpaceX 215-Feet Rocket Goes Up with Crew Dragon on Top Ahead of Halloween Launch
28 Oct 2021, 01:11 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On October 31st, NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 mission will carry an international crew of four astronauts on a six-month science expedition to the ISS
Orbex Prime, World’s Largest 3D-Printed Rocket, Is Also the Most Eco-Friendly
23 Oct 2021, 03:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Study shows considerably smaller emissions for the BioLPG-fueled rocket, no debris and an overall carbon-neutral footprint through carbon offsetting
U.S. Navy, Army Successfully Test Advanced Hypersonic Weapon Systems
22 Oct 2021, 06:21 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The Navy and Army have successfully tested advanced hypersonic technologies, capabilities and prototype systems during a flight campaign
Rocket Lab Plans to Use a Helicopter to Catch a Rocket Mid-Air as It Returns from Space
21 Oct 2021, 01:03 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Rocket Lab's next mission will serve as a testbest for new tech aimed at making its Electron rocket the first reusable orbital launch vehicle for satellites
So How Did Our Solar System Form? NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Is on Its Way to Find Out
17 Oct 2021, 20:59 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA's spacecraft Lucy has already started its four-billion-mile odyssey to the "fossils" of the solar system, looking to solve the mysteries of our cosmic home
China Sends the Second Crew of Taikonauts to Its New Space Station
16 Oct 2021, 08:37 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On October 15th, China's second crewed mission launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to the Tianhe core module of the Tiangong Space Station
Orion Spaceship Service Module Crosses the Atlantic to Its Last Earthbound Stop
14 Oct 2021, 07:40 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / An Antonov aircraft is carrying the second European Service Module across the Atlantic to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida
NASA's James Webb Giant Telescope Returns to Dry Land After a 16-Day Journey at Sea
13 Oct 2021, 00:10 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA's James Webb Space Telescope traveled for 5,800 miles from California, through the Panama Canal to Kourou, French Guiana