China: Startup ‘copying’ SpaceX’s rocket chopstick capture secures funding
The startup, Cosmoleap, also aims to build a rocket larger than Starship, the world's most powerful launch system.
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Design an interstellar 'generation ship' to spend decades among the stars with Project Hyperion competition
A new design competition, dubbed Project Hyperion, is calling for submissions for the design of a crewed interstellar ...
Taikonauts to conduct in-orbit experiments on fruit flies
The newly launched Shenzhou-19 taikonauts have embarked on their six-month journey aboard China space station Their packed ...
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SpaceX targets Starship’s 1st orbital refueling test in March 2025
After its historic booster landing, SpaceX is preparing for another daring test. Elon Musk’s SpaceX may attempt an orbital ...
After 31 cargo missions, NASA finds Dragon still has some new tricks
There are 16 Draco thrusters on the spacecraft, each with about 90 pounds of thrust. Some are near the top of the spacecraft ...
China’s New Heavy Lift Rocket Looks a Whole Lot Like SpaceX’s Starship
When Chinese space officials unveiled the design for the country's first super heavy-lift rocket nearly a decade ago, it ...
Cargo ship brings science gear, holiday treats to space station crew
SpaceX launched an unpiloted Dragon cargo ship Monday evening, an election eve flight to deliver three tons of crew supplies, ...