China’s commercial space race just took a dramatic turn, with a little known startup nearly pulling off the country’s first orbital rocket landing before losing the vehicle in a fireball. The failed ...
Maiaspace spun off from launcher manufacturer ArianeGroup Venture to build a partially reusable medium European rocket Europe hopes to emulate SpaceX's partially reusable Falcon 9 Project could be ...
On May 29, the Yuanxingzhe-1 suborbital rocket took off from a platform in the Yellow Sea, carrying with it not just the hopes of its maker—a Chinese commercial launch firm called Space Epoch—but also ...
HELSINKI — One of China’s latest commercial launch companies has secured early funding as it aims to develop a launcher featuring first and second stage reuse. Nayuta Space secured “tens of millions ...
iRocket said its heavyweight proof-of-design IRX-100 reached roughly 3.7 kilometers in altitude, with higher range and performance expected from a lighter, fully fueled version. Credit: iRocket TAMPA, ...
Welcome to Edition 7.11 of the Rocket Report! Outside of companies owned by American billionaires, the most imminent advancements in reusable rockets are coming from China’s quasi-commercial launch ...