Still, with Mr. Musk’s previous statements that Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy payload fairings cost about $6 million USD, one can extrapolate that even if payload fairing recovery and reuse is not ...

The payload, in this case the NOAA satellite, is encased in fairings to shield it ... With three of these Falcon 9 rockets, ...

Administrator Bridenstine didn’t specifically mention which commercial vehicle they were looking at during his Congressional testimony, but as the Falcon Heavy has the highest payload capacity ...

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched a secret payload in space on Monday as part of a classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The NROL-69 mission lifted off ...

New Glenn is a two-stage heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle designed to carry both crewed and uncrewed payloads to Earth orbit and beyond. The rocket features a seven-meter diameter payload fairing ...

Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON — A Falcon 9 launched a pair of NASA science ... When the spacecraft were encapsulated in the payload fairing, technicians found a leak in the pneumatic system that ...

Monday afternoon, a SpaceX Falcon 9 took flight from Florida's Space Coast and delivered a national security payload designed, built and operated by the National Reconnaissance Office into orbit.

The Falcon 9 will deploy a payload of 23 Starlink internet-beaming satellites, which are packed inside the fairing atop the 230-foot rocket. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.