The US military’s spaceplane is about to fly again—it needs a bigger rocket
SpaceX called off launch attempts Sunday and Monday. It's now set for Tuesday night. Enlarge / SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket stands on Launch Complex 39A in Florida, hours before its scheduled liftoff with the military's X-37B spa.....»»
Europe’s long-delayed flagship rocket is about to launch for the first time
"One of the main innovations on the launcher is the upper stage." Enlarge / The first Ariane 6 rocket is pictured inside the mobile gantry on its launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana. The gantry will wheel away from the rocket dur.....»»
SpaceX sends up Space Coast"s 50th rocket launch of the year
SpaceX continued the Space Coast's record rocket launch pace with a July 8 evening liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida......»»
Elon Musk shares target date for fifth test of Starship megarocket
SpaceX chief Elon Musk has said when he thinks the mighty Starship rocket will be ready to take its fifth test flight......»»
Brain size riddle solved as humans exceed evolutionary trend
The largest animals do not have proportionally bigger brains—with humans bucking this trend—a study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution has revealed......»»
How to watch Ariane 6 rocket’s maiden launch on Tuesday
The European Space Agency is about to conduct the maiden launch of its new Ariane 6 rocket, and the entirety of the mission will be live streamed......»»
Rocket Report: Firefly delivers for NASA; Polaris Dawn launching this month
The all-private Polaris Dawn spacewalk mission is set for launch no earlier than July 31. Enlarge / Four kerosene-fueled Reaver engines power Firefly's Alpha rocket off the pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. (credit:.....»»
10 best movies to watch this 4th of July weekend
From a musicalized tale of the Founding Fathers to a story of American military heroism, these 10 movies are great to watch on the 4th of July......»»
SpaceX video teases potential Starship booster “catch” on next flight
A booster landing would be a calculated risk to SpaceX's launch tower infrastructure. Enlarge / In early June, the rocket for SpaceX's fourth full-scale Starship test flight awaits liftoff from Starbase, the company's private lau.....»»
Eight CubeSats lift off for NASA on Firefly Aerospace rocket
As part of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative, Firefly Aerospace launched eight small satellites on July 3 aboard the company's Alpha rocket. Named "Noise of Summer," the rocket successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Forc.....»»
A Chinese Space Startup Launched Its New Rocket by Accident
Space Pioneer blamed a “structural failure” for the unintended blastoff......»»
Blue Origin logs SpaceX Starship concerns as it preps for 1st New Glenn launch
As Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin prepares for the first launch of its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral this year, the company has taken time to voice concerns over future launches of competitor SpaceX's massive Starship and Super Heavy, also planning t.....»»
10 best movies to watch on the 4th of July
From a musicalized tale of the Founding Fathers to a story of American military heroism, these 10 movies are great to watch on the 4th of July......»»
Is this the most beautiful rocket launch ever?
SpaceX chief Elon Musk has shared a video of an astonishingly beautiful Falcon 9 launch that took place recently in California......»»
The TORRAS Ostand 360 series is the jackknife of iPhone cases
Meet The TORRAS Ostand 360 Case Series for iPhones – it’s got a 360-spin kickstand and ring holder, powerful integrated magnets, and military-grade protection. more….....»»
Should you buy an iPhone now or wait for the iPhone 16?
Believe it or not, we’re just two months away from the expected launch of the iPhone 16 lineup. This year, we expect the iPhone 16 lineup to offer new camera upgrades, bigger screens, faster performance, and more. Should you buy an iPhone now o.....»»
NASA selects SpaceX to launch a gamma-ray telescope into an unusual orbit
The Falcon 9 rocket is pretty much the only rocket available to launch this mission. Enlarge / Artist's illustration of the COSI spacecraft. (credit: Northrop Grumman/European Southern Observatory (background image)) A s.....»»
The iPhone 16 might be a bigger upgrade than we thought
The iPhone 16 series may have some big changes in terms of processor across the entire lineup. Here's what Apple might be up to......»»
The US Wants to Integrate the Commercial Space Industry With Its Military to Prevent Cyber Attacks
As more and more infrastructure is deployed in space, the risk of cyber attacks increases. The US military wants to team up with the private sector to protect assets everyone relies on......»»
Firefly is building fast and breaking things on path to a reusable rocket
"For our base design, we're designing around return to launch site propulsive landing." Enlarge / A test version of Firefly's Miranda engine fires up on a test stand in Briggs, Texas. (credit: Firefly Aerospace) BRIGGS,.....»»
Two of the German military’s new spy satellites appear to have failed in orbit
Did OHB really not test the satellite antennas on the ground? Enlarge / The SARah-1 mission is seen on the launch pad in June 2022. (credit: SpaceX) On the day before Christmas last year, a Falcon 9 rocket launched from.....»»