reusable rockets
Reusable Rockets Could Fly Back to Their Launch Sites With Wings
A study supported by the French Space Agency describes a "reusability kit" that will make any first stage booster retrievable.
Rocketlab Sent This Engine to Space and Then Retrieved it. A new Test Shows it’s Still Working Fine
Reusable rocket engines have become all the rage lately, even as NASA's continually delayed Artemis I mission attempts to launch…
They Did It! Rocket Lab Uses Copter to Catch (and Release) a Rocket
Rocket Lab has just joined SpaceX in the club of space companies that can launch an orbital-class rocket booster and…
Rocket Lab Shows off its new Reusable Neutron Rocket, due for Launch in 2024
Rocket Lab just showed the updated design of their Neutron rocket, which features a never-before-seen Hungry Hippo fairing!
Another Flight for New Shepard, No Passengers This Time
Blue Origin completed its 17th successful flight with their New Shepard launch vehicle today, which was also the spacecraft's 8th…
Relativity Space Gets a Huge Investment to Take on SpaceX With Reusable Rockets
Relativity Space, a recent to the commercial space sector, is primed to become one of SpaceX and Blue Origin's toughest…
ESA is Working on its own Reusable Booster Stage
As part of their Themis Program, the ESA is developing reusable rocket technology.
Rocket Lab was Able to Catch Falling Inert Rocket Stage With a Helicopter, Continuing Their Path to Reusability
Just prior to the isolation order, commercial launch provider Rocket Lab conducted a successful mid-air recovery of a test stage,…
A Private Company in China Plans to Launch Reusable Rockets by 2021
A Chinese company is planning to launch a rocket with a reusable booster in 2021. The company is called i-Space,…
Rocket Lab is Going to try to Re-use its First Stage Booster, Catching it in Mid-air With a Helicopter
CEO Peter Beck of Rocket Lab recently announced that his company will begin retrieving the first stage of its Electron…