launch vehicle
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NASA Tests the First Rocket to Launch From the Surface of Another Planet
NASA’s Perseverance rover has been diligently collecting rocky samples from Mars to stow them away on the planet’s dusty surface while engineers work to develop a rocket that can launch off of another world as a crucial step in the process of retrieving the samples. The team behind the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) recently tested…
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SpaceX Tests Starship Water Deluge System That It Should’ve Built in the First Place
On April 20, SpaceX wantonly launched its Starship megarocket without the benefit of a flame diverter or water deluge system, resulting in significant damage to the launch pad and hurtling dust and debris into the surrounding areas. Looking to prevent a recurrence, the company is building a powerful deluge system, which underwent its first test…
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We Can’t Wait for These Futuristic Rockets to Finally Blast Off
Rockets remain the best way to escape our planet’s gravity well, and we’re now tossing more things into space than ever before.
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SpaceX Will Launch Major Next-Gen Weather Satellite With $207 Million From NASA
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has won a $US152.5 ($207) million U.S. federal contract to launch an important new weather satellite into space.