reusable spacecraft
Chinese Firm Successfully Tests a New Reusable Booster
The sight of a Falcon-9 rocket landing in an upright orientation is not an unusual sight. It seems that the…
The Space Shuttle was Originally Hoped to be a Fully Reusable two-Stage Rocket
A new animation shows what an alternate design for the Space Shuttle - a fully-reusable two-stage vehicle (DC-3) - would…
SpaceX’s Next Idea: to Catch Super Heavy Boosters With the Launch Tower
A new animation shows how SpaceX will "catch" the first stage boosters of their Starship, allowing for faster turnaround and…
China’s New Reusable Spaceplane Lands After 2 Days in Space
China's mysterious reusable spaceplane recently launched and has returned to Earth after spending two days in space.
NASA Changes its Mind. It Will be Using Previously Flown Crew Dragons and Falcon 9
NASA has announced that starting next year, SpaceX will be able to reuse its Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9…
Europe is Working On a Reusable Space Transport System: Space Rider
The ESA is developing its own spacecraft capable of re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. The reusable spacecraft is called the Space…
Super Secret X-37B Nears One Year In Orbit Doing ???
After nearly a year in orbit, speculation still abounds as to the X-37B spacecraft's true purpose, and what its been…