Topic: booster recovery
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China's Second Reusable Rocket Launch in Three Weeks
China successfully launched its second reusable rocket, the Long March 12A, in three weeks, accelerating its development of cost-effective space access, though the reusable booster failed to be recovered as planned. The mission mirrored a similar recent launch by a private firm, demonstrating a c...
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China's Reusable Rocket Breakthrough Revealed in Spectacular Explosion
China's first orbital-class reusable rocket, the methane-fueled Zhuque-3, achieved its primary goal of a successful orbital launch, marking a major breakthrough for the nation's private space sector. The mission's ambitious secondary goal was a controlled landing of the reusable first-stage boost...
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SpaceX's Starship V2 Achieves Crucial Breakthrough
SpaceX successfully completed a pivotal Starship test flight, achieving nearly all objectives and gathering crucial data for the next-generation launch system's development. The 404-foot-tall rocket, powered by 33 Raptor engines generating 16.7 million pounds of thrust, executed a precise orbital...
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The Odds of Recovering New Glenn's Second Launch
Blue Origin has moved the New Glenn rocket's first stage to the launch pad in Florida for its second mission, which will carry the ESCAPADE spacecraft to study solar wind around Mars, with a potential launch window in early November pending successful pre-launch tests. The booster, named "Never T...
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Blue Origin to Reuse New Glenn Booster for Moon Mission After Landing
Blue Origin's second New Glenn launch is critical for deploying NASA's Mars atmospheric science satellites and advancing the company's certification for national security space missions. The mission's success depends on recovering the first-stage booster, which failed during the inaugural flight ...
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