This rocket engine runs off cow dung
A Japanese startup is experimenting with alternative rocket fuel options. The startup, Interstellar Technologies Inc., says it was able to kickstart a space rocket engine …
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NASA’s SLS rocket test wasn’t a great look
NASA’s long-awaited Space Launch System (SLS) was tested in Mississippi this past weekend. The core stage of the rocket, which is the part that will …
China’s most recent space launch almost ended in tragedy
China’s most recent space launch almost ended very, very badly, as a rocket booster tumbled back down to Earth near a school. A huge plume …
China hits major milestone with launch of Long March 5 rocket
China’s oft-delayed Long March 5 rocket program hit a major milestone on Friday when it sent a communications satellite into Earth orbit. The rocket is …
SpaceX’s satellite launch on Monday almost went perfectly… almost
SpaceX has had an incredibly busy year. The company has been sticking to a schedule of satellite launches for a variety of clients, while also …
NASA broke the SLS fuel tank, but swears it did it on purpose
NASA Space Launch System, the rocket system that will eventually provide the means for the space agency to send spacecraft and astronauts to the Moon, …
NASA quietly pushes back its SLS launch estimates to 2021
NASA really, really wants to send astronauts to the Moon and eventually other planets, but it currently doesn’t have a rocket capable of such feats. …
India’s Moon lander mission hits ‘snag’ moments before launch
The United States and Russia may have paved the way to the Moon, but as technology advances, we’re seeing many more countries launching their own …
Elon Musk says he knows why Falcon Heavy’s core booster missed its landing
SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket in the early hours of Tuesday morning, delivering 24 satellites into orbit and making many of its clients very …
Watch SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy center booster narrowly miss its mark
SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket early this morning, and it was just the third time it’s ever done so. The massive rocket — a …
SpaceX is just days away from its third Falcon Heavy launch
SpaceX’s largest functional launch vehicle, the Falcon Heavy, has already taken to the skies twice over the past couple of years, and both launches were …
Russia’s Soyuz rocket got nailed by lightning shortly after launch
When planning for a rocket launch there are many things that have to be taken into account, and one of the biggest factors is always …
Japan just sent a privately-funded rocket into space for the first time ever
SpaceX is already a household name around the globe, but there’s no shortage of other startups vying for their slice of the private spaceflight pie. …
SpaceX is inching closer to launching its Starhopper for the first time
After making big waves earlier this month with the successful launch, docking, and return flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft, SpaceX has been relatively quiet …
Crew of last year’s failed Soyuz rocket will try again tomorrow
It seems like only yesterday the world watched as a Russian Soyuz rocket experienced a last-second launch abort that sent NASA astronaut Nick Hague and …
China deploys new rocket-launching robotic ship, but it’s not built for war
When one of the world’s superpowers deploys a robotic ship capable of launching rockets it’s safe to assume that it’s going to raise plenty of …
This is what a SpaceX Falcon 9 looks like after it comes back down to Earth
A SpaceX launch is a pretty big deal these days despite the fact that they happen with startling regularity. The company has a packed schedule …
Elon Musk just changed the name of the BFR to ‘Starship’ for some reason
Elon Musk, boss of SpaceX and noted flamethrower enthusiast, is a bit of a bizarre character. He has a habit of tweeting random stuff (that …
Watch Russia launch an ISS cargo ship live today
It’s been a strange few months for Russia’s space program. First, a strange hole showed up in a Soyuz spacecraft attached to the International Space …
Russia says its doomed rocket was damaged before takeoff, causing launch failure
It was just a couple of days ago that Russian space agency Roscosmos announced that its probe into the Soyuz rocket failure had officially wrapped …
Russia releases video showing Soyuz rocket failure as it happened
Just yesterday the Russian space agency Roscosmos revealed that it has completed its investigation into the failure of its Soyuz rocket on a recent launch …
The failed Soyuz rocket looked like a giant needle and thread from space
Traveling to the International Space Station is a pretty special thing that only a very select group of people will ever have the opportunity to …
NASA might give SpaceX permission to do something nobody has ever done before
Launching rockets into space is a dangerous, risky job for anyone. Doing so with a crew pod sitting on top complicates things even more, so …
Watch astronauts casually ride a rocket flying into space at 18,000 miles per hour
Very few people ever have the opportunity to fly into space. If SpaceX and Blue Origin manage to make space tourism a real thing, that …
SpaceX delays Falcon 9 launch for second time, now targeting June 4th
SpaceX has had a very, very busy year thus far. The company’s steady diet of rocket launches has gone exceedingly well — aside from a …
Here’s what a NASA camera sees just before it dies
When NASA’s GRACE satellites headed skyward aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket earlier this month, everything went relatively smoothly. That is, unless you were one …
NASA’s ‘impossible’ fuel-free engine actually is impossible after all
Nobody can beat the laws of physics. NASA is now learning that the hard way after testing an absolutely revolutionary new type of propulsion technology …
