Nose-Up Dream Chaser Spaceplane Gets the Shakes Ahead of Historic Mission
8 Feb 2024, 09:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American space agency NASA showed the media the glorious stacked Dream Chaser spaceplane, but behind close doors it subjects the ship to rough tests
This Ugly Russian Space Shoe Could Have Stolen America's Thunder
15 Jan 2024, 14:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Animated video briefly brings back one of the glorious projects of 1960s Russia, the MiG-105 spaceplane that would have competed with the Space Shuttle
Russian-Made Kliper Spaceplane Would Have Looked Like a Penguin Floating in Orbit
6 Dec 2023, 09:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A new CGI video breathes life into yet another spacecraft project that was never realized, the Kliper spaceplane imagined in Russia.
Incoming Aerospike Rocket Engine Will Power a New Breed of Spaceplanes
9 Jun 2023, 08:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German aerospace startup Polaris Raumflugzeuge got a contract from the nation's Bundeswehr o test fly a linear aerospike engine
You Will Not Feel Like Captain Picard in the Mach 9 Stargazer Spaceplane
8 Apr 2023, 22:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Venus Stargazer is a Mach 9 spaceplane in its early stages, should make planetary travel across vast distances a quick breeze
Canadian Spaceplane Maker Suggests It Might Achieve a Successful Launch from UK Soil
18 Jan 2023, 03:26 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The infamous Sexbomb space drone is on its way to the Cornwall spaceport in the UK, where it will prepare for launch and possible write history
Never-Made British Airbreathing Spaceplane Would Have Been a Blast, Animation Proves
16 Aug 2022, 09:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The HOTOL airbreathing spaceplane was a 1980s idea by Rolls-Royce and British Aerospace, brought to life for the first time in the virtual world
One of the World’s Most Impressive Spaceplanes Could Be Landing in New Mexico Soon
24 Jun 2022, 02:46 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Dream Chaser, the unique spaceplane with wings that can land anywhere in the world, could be landing in New Mexico in the following years
Houston Startup Unveils Stargazer, a Mach 9 Hypersonic Spaceplane Concept
9 Jun 2022, 03:20 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Forget air taxis, this spaceplane wants to have you traveling anywhere in the world in less than an hour, and "back in time for dinner"
Taking an Airplane to Orbit Will Soon Be the Cool New Way to Travel
4 Jun 2022, 04:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A startup called Radian is working on a spaceplane that should redefine what launches to orbit look like, no mention yet on when a prototype should be ready
The Shooting Star Transport Vehicle Is Gearing up for Its First NASA Resupply Mission
2 Jun 2022, 05:06 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Dream Chaser claims to be the world's only orbital commercial spaceplane. The Shooting Star will be attached to it, for delivering cargo to the ISS
Star Clipper Lifting Body Spaceplane Is the Space Shuttle of an Alternative Reality
23 Apr 2022, 04:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Star Clipper was the name of a reusable spaceplane design cooked up in the 1960s over at Lockheed, never came to be made.
A Houston Startup Is Building a Zero-Emissions Mach 9 Spaceplane for Hypersonic Air Travel
7 Apr 2022, 03:39 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Venus Aerospace claims that its future spaceplane will have an innovative shape and will be able to fly anywhere in the world at record speed
This Boeing Spaceplane Could Have Been the Ultimate Space Freighter, Exists Only Here
21 Mar 2022, 08:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing Space Freighter is a 1970s spaceplane design that never came to be, brought back to life by an animation video showing it at work
Sexbomb Is a Pretty Strange Name for a Spaceplane Precursor, Here It Is Anyway
19 Feb 2022, 05:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Canadian company Space Engine Systems (SES) to fly the Sexbomb demonstrator as a precursor of two new spaceplanes that should be ready this decade
Fat Lockheed LS-200 Star Clipper Spaceplane Has Star Wars Vibes to It in What If Video
14 Feb 2022, 08:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / CGI video shows how the Lockheed LS-200 Star Clipper spaceplane might have looked like during launch, orbital flight, and return to Earth
Russian Elon Musk Is Working on Autonomous Hyperplane Destinus, and Progress Is Astounding
10 Feb 2022, 07:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Destinus cargo hyperplane was announced at the end of last year, and the Swiss company already has tested a first car-sized prototype, Jungfrau
Swiss Hydrogen-Powered Hyperplane Could Travel Anywhere Almost as Fast as a Rocket
10 Feb 2022, 03:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This futuristic hybrid aircraft gives fast delivery a whole new meaning - it can fly like a rocket anywhere on the planet, with zero emissions
China’s New Spaceplane to Fly Passengers Anywhere in the World at Over 2,600 MPH
31 Jan 2022, 05:03 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A Chinese startup is developing a spaceplane for commercial flights, that will be launched attached to a rocket, and be able to get anywhere in the world
World’s First Fully Reusable Spaceplane Is a Holy Grail, Can Be Reflown in Just 48 Hours
20 Jan 2022, 05:13 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The U.S.-made Radian One promises to be a game-changer for space missions, can be refueled and flown back to space in record time