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...
April 2025
Racing to the Moon
... deliver 27 tonnes to trans-lunar injection. Instead of waiting to develop a super-heavy rocket for its lunar transportation system, China plans to launch two Long March 10 rockets for each mission, one of which will send an uncrewed Lanyue landing...
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...
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...
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...
