April 2021
On Mars as it is on Earth - preparing for settlement
... to act. A huge amount of interest has been generated in recent months by the flight tests of Starship, SpaceX’s super-heavy rocket designed to enable the colonisation of Mars. Meanwhile, the Mars Society has attracted entries from no fewer than...
28 July 2016
United Launch Alliance Sets New Record for Largest Sports Rocket Launch
... scientists, astronauts, space entrepreneurs and enthusiasts," Bruno said. The ULA Future Heavy rocket. Credit: ULA The Future Heavy is considered a sport rocket, a rocket built for recreational purposes, with an apogee of about 3000 meters above...
05 February 2016
SpaceX' Ambitious Plans Discussed at Commercial Space Transportation Conference
... as part of its reusability efforts. Few details about the status of the company's larger Falcon Heavy rocket were discussed. The rocket is expected to launch later this year, although Shotwell did not announce a more detailed schedule for...
28 February 2017
The future is here: Elon Musk announces commercial flights to the Moon
... crew missions to the ISS and low Earth orbit, but neither the Dragon 2 nor the Falcon Heavy rocket (developed using the company's own funds) have yet gone on their maiden missions. Musk expects to launch...
18 September 2019
Researchers calculate feasibility of sending a probe to C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)
... limits the field as at present all work-horse rockets burn some sort of chemicals to get off the ground. For example, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket – the most powerful operational rocket in the world and therefore an obvious choice to make...
April 2019
Space launch industry analysis
... it launched Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster sports car into orbit around the Sun using its Falcon Heavy rocket. SpaceX also notched up other substantial achievements. While not every reusable first stage was recovered as planned...
