28 February 2017
The future is here: Elon Musk announces commercial flights to the Moon
... mission. According to Musk, the Moonshot mission would launch on a Dragon 2 crew spacecraft using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy booster, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission is expected to launch about six months after the...
12 June 2017
US spy satellite buzzes ISS
... – SpaceX cut off launch coverage two minutes and 48 seconds after liftoff, some 30 seconds after the booster’s first-stage separated from the upper-stage. The NRO has declined to provide further details about...
04 July 2017
Rocket failure could delay China's Chang'e 5 mission
... year. The Long March 5 rocket, which had its maiden launch last November, is China's most powerful booster. It is said to be three times as powerful as the current Long March 2F rocket that delivered Tiangong-2 - China's second space...
18 December 2017
Prometheus to power future European launchers
... available and its high efficiency, standardisation and operational simplicity makes it a perfect candidate for a reusable booster engine demonstration. In fact, an oxygen/methane combustion chamber demonstrator (named ROMEO) has already been tested...
05 February 2018
Launch fever grips Florida as SpaceX prepares for game-changer mission
... enough so it will not damage the pad if it explodes on ascent. And then there is return of the twin side boosters which are scheduled to land back at the Cape, both at landing zone one not far from each...
18 September 2018
First Moon tourist for SpaceX unveiled as Japanese billionaire
... design resembles a much larger version of the now redundant space shuttles, with fins rather than rocket boosters attached to the rear. With a cost for the BFR development expected to be around the $2 billion to $10 billion mark...
