... Japan quietly entered the Guiness Book of Records by successfully launching its S5-520-5 vehicle; the smallest orbital rocket to reach space measuring just 9.54 metres in height and weighing 2, 600 kilograms. The S5-520-5 is an enhanced S5-520 two...
...internet maverick, Interstellar Technology Inc. said the unmanned rocket reached orbit after taking off from the company's .... We’ll work to achieve stable launches and mass-produce (rockets) in quick cycles,” company founder Takafumi Horie told The ...
... underperforming.” In its official statement, Firefly Aerospace said the rocket lifted off at 18:59 local time after the countdown went ... several seconds after the launch crew announces the rocket finally does reach supersonic speed. A possible wobble...
... avoids the massive carbon emissions profiles of old-fashioned fossil fuelled launches still being deployed by many rocket companies today." Alastair Lovell, Head of Sustainable Fuels at Calor, added: "Calor is delighted to partner with Orbex in such...
... in a flawless flight which saw SpaceX launch both a reused rocket and a reused capsule for the first time. The Crew Dragon ... astronauts lifted off from US soil on a private American rocket. Its two veteran NASA astronauts, Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley...
... of Mars’ atmosphere so that it could be used as rocket fuel to get astronauts home if humanity ever sets foot on... to another gas is more versatile than just the production of rocket fuel says Wu. Right now our planet is experiencing rising average ...