10 June 2016
Intelsat 31 Telecommunications Satellite Successfully Placed in Orbit
... and third stages, with a first stage diameter of 7.4 m (24.3 ft). The overall height of the three stages of the Proton booster is 42.3 m (138.8 ft). International Launch Services vice president for operations John Palme said that the latest Proton...
06 October 2016
Blue Origin New Shepard abort system test successful
... even webcast, ““Today’s mission is totally focused on a successful crew capsule escape with the understanding that the booster will likely be lost.” However, the propulsion module surprised many as it continued on its course and landed successfully...
31 March 2017
Success for SpaceX's first 'flight-proven' launch
...Musk said, “it means you can fly and refly an orbital class booster, which is the most expensive part of the rocket. This is ... donated to the Cape Canaveral Spaceport for display, however future boosters will be expected to fly up to ten times with no...
30 July 2020
NASA's Perseverance rover successfully blasts off to Mars
... of around two million pounds of thrust. Around 11:52 GMT, the solid rocket booster helping the Atlas V launch the Mars rover separated from the booster as planned. Two minutes later, the rocket's payload fairing, or nose cone...
13 October 2021
Blue Origin's second all civilian crew successfully reaches space
... 15:51 GMT pm. Two to three minutes later the capsule and booster separated, and the team were allowed to unbuckle their harnesses ...(2,300 mph) before descending. Its fourth time use booster landed automatically around 15:58pm GMT. After deploying its...
01 December 2021
SpaceX risks bankruptcy due to Raptor problems, says Musk
... the combined system will use 39 Raptor engines – 33 on the booster and a further six on the ship. That’s a lot of... engines per year; that would be enough engines for 20 to 25 booster-equipped Starships per year. These will need to be built soon as ...
