We're now ending our coverage of the New Glenn launch. It's been an overwhelming success for Blue Origin, who said prior to today that the key objective was for New Glenn to reach orbit safely ...
Today's launch was the latest in a series of test flights of the largest rocket in the world with the emphasis this time on flying a new generation of the Starship second stage as well as multiple ...
SpaceX's Starship mega-rocket has stumbled on the road to commercial use. On Thursday, it unexpectedly dropped out of communications and exploded as it screamed toward space for its seventh flight.
In terms of sheer excitement, Elon Musk's company didn't disappoint, underscoring its technical prowess by catching the first stage booster in the "chopstick" arms of its launch tower for a second ...
A minute before the loss, SpaceX used the launch tower's giant mechanical arms to catch the returning booster, a feat achieved only once before. The descending booster hovered over the launch pad ...
SpaceX's Starship has exploded into countless pieces of space junk as it reentered the atmosphere over the Caribbean. The company's seventh test flight has ended in what could turn out to be a ...
However the rocket's "Super Heavy" booster returned to land back at the launch tower, in SpaceX's second successful "catch" during a flight. SpaceX launched the seventh test flight of its Starship ...
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a launch license for the next Starship flight test on Dec. 17, clearing the way for SpaceX to once again launch the world's largest rocket from south Texas.
It lifted off at 2:30 a.m. ET from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, and the second stage quickly reached orbit. The Blue Ring Pathfinder technology platform ...
The Starship had lifted off from the company's Boca Chica, Texas launch facilities and separated from its Super Heavy booster minutes later to continue into space. But minutes after launch ...
The launch was a huge milestone for Blue Origin, which Bezos founded in 2000. It is a big step toward Blue Origin's ambitions of using reusable rockets to regularly carry satellites and NASA ...