As with previous test missions, the rocket carried the crew capsule to the Karman Line — widely considered as the starting point of space — before separating. The capsule continued to gain altitude, reaching 351,215 feet above sea level before returning to Earth in a parachute-assisted landing just over 10 minutes after launch. The rocket also landed safely back on terra firma just over seven minutes after leaving the launchpad. … [Read more...] about Blue Origin tests crew capsule upgrades in latest rocket launch
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The worst rocket crashes in history
Getting to space is hard. Really hard, in fact. There’s just not a lot of room for error. For every space flight that’s ever gone smoothly, there are dozens of botched missions that remind us how fine the line is between success and failure. To make things worse, when things do go wrong with a rocket launch, it usually doesn’t end pretty. Catastrophic crashes and violet explosions are common, and unfortunately so is the loss of lives. We’ve combed through space flight history and found some of the most massive rocket crashes ever caught on film. … [Read more...] about The worst rocket crashes in history
NASA test fires the world’s largest rocket core stage
SLS has suffered its fair share of delays and cost overruns, but the project is nearing readiness for an uncrewed test flight later this year. Yesterday, its core stage was put through its paces in a hot fire test at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, as the culmination of a test series called the Green Run. … [Read more...] about NASA test fires the world’s largest rocket core stage
Watch Virgin Orbit fire a rocket from a plane in first successful space trip
“Payloads successfully deployed into our target orbit!” the company tweeted at around 3 p.m. PT, adding, “We are so, so proud to say that LauncherOne has now completed its first mission to space, carrying 9 CubeSat missions into Low Earth Orbit for our friends @NASA.” … [Read more...] about Watch Virgin Orbit fire a rocket from a plane in first successful space trip
Watch Virgin Orbit’s cinematic recap of its groundbreaking rocket flight
The achievement made Virgin Orbit only the third privately funded company to reach orbit after SpaceX and Rocket Lab, and allows it to join those two enterprises in establishing a service deploying small satellites in space for global customers. It was also the first time for an orbital class, air-launched, liquid-fueled rocket to reach space. … [Read more...] about Watch Virgin Orbit’s cinematic recap of its groundbreaking rocket flight
