When SpaceX switched from the Falcon 9 v1.1 to the upgraded Falcon 9 Full Thrust, they opted to construct a larger, partially-underground test stand for the first stages. This would solve multiple ...
The center Falcon 9 is fully loaded with the second stage ... Each of these 27 engines provides 190,000 lbs of thrust.
Unleashing a record 17 million pounds of thrust at launch, the sight of SpaceX’s 120-meter-tall Starship rocket roaring ...
In order to support landings on heavier and faster missions, and to allow the Falcon 9 to launch even heavier payloads, SpaceX developed the Full Thrust variant – sometimes incorrectly called ...
SpaceX is planning to launch its 31st commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station on Monday night. The ...
The Long March 9 super heavy-lift rocket made an appearance at a major airshow recently—and looks awfully familiar.
SpaceX perfected first-stage landings with its workhorse Falcon 9 rockets, successfully recovering 352 such boosters to date with powered touchdowns on landing pads or off-shore droneships.
By proving that its Super Heavy booster can return to Earth and land, SpaceX has moved closer to creating a reusable interplanetary transport system.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of two astronauts ... Maybe this time it's been a little more visible to the public." Hague was thrust into the commander's job for the rescue mission ...
With an Election Day docking, the cargo ship will deliver 3 tons of supplies and equipment, including an unusual wooden ...
Landing rocket boosters after flight is a feat that SpaceX mastered with its smaller workhorse rocket, the Falcon 9. Boosters from ... 10 times the amount of thrust at liftoff.
Starship then ignited its own engines and thrust itself away from the Super ... twice during flights of its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX has denied wrongdoing related to those requirements ...