Rockets

Saturday’s test at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, will be the final one in what’s known as the Green Run, a series of eight tests that puts a rocket and all of its associated hardware through its paces. Earlier Green Run tests evaluated the rocket’s avionics systems, propulsion systems, and hydraulic systems. … [Read more...] about Watch NASA’s dramatic trailer for Saturday’s SLS rocket hot fire test

Space X 2013-2016 SpaceX has had a singular focus since it was founded in 2002. The company has dedicated itself to reducing space transportation costs by developing reusable rockets. This development process has had its fair share of ups and downs. Never one to take things too seriously, Space X founder Elon Musk released this short compilation of the company’s most dramatic crashes. Editors' Recommendations SpaceX footage shows recent Starship rocket test in stunning detail How to watch today’s SpaceX launch of a Sirius XM satellite NASA reveals date for second flight test of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft 2020 was full of giant leaps for mankind’s return to crewed space missions Watch SpaceX launch and land its rocket at end of record-breaking year … [Read more...] about The worst rocket crashes in history

Initial Starship testing over the last couple of years involved more basic prototypes being subjected to various pressure tests, and so-called “hop” tests that sent the vehicle several hundred feet into the air before landing back on the ground with varying degrees of success. … [Read more...] about Watch SpaceX fire up its Starship rocket ahead of next high-altitude flight

The hot fire will mark the eighth and final part of NASA’s Green Run, a series of demanding tests to ensure the next-generation rocket is ready for space missions. Earlier Green Run tests evaluated, for example, the rocket’s avionics systems, propulsion systems, and hydraulic systems. … [Read more...] about How to watch NASA’s first four-engine hot fire of its mighty SLS rocket

Both SpaceX and Rocket Lab launch satellites into space using more conventional ground-based rocket launches. Virgin Orbit says its markedly different air-launch system will take advantage of a global network of spaceports designed to give companies seeking to deploy small satellites more options for when and where they fly into orbit. The video below offers an overview of Virgin Orbit’s launch system as well as its plans for the future. … [Read more...] about Watch Virgin Orbit fire a rocket from a plane in first successful space trip