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How A Reusable Hopper Helped Honda Break Into Space Rocketry
Honda has firmly entered the world of space rocketry as of June 2025, when it launched a reusable rocket from a launchpad in ...
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Inside NASA’s Giant Rocket Garage: A Tour of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)
NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in Florida is one of the most iconic and essential structures in the history of space exploration. This massive facility, located at the Kennedy Space Center, ...
Trump’s big bill has billions added for Artemis, KSC and moving a space shuttle
When President Donald Trump floated his budget for NASA for 2026, it slashed the science budget by half, proposed the end of the Artemis program’s Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft and ...
Rocket Report: Japan’s workhorse booster takes a bow; you can invest in SpaceX now
At the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, Orbex chief executive Miguel Bello Mora announced that the company is now targeting next ...
A Fusion Rocket Could Soon Reach a World We Haven’t Seen Since the Stone Age
Sedna will reach its closest approach to the Sun in 2076, providing an exploration opportunity we won’t get for another ...
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World's largest segmented solid rocket motor produces 4 million pounds of thrust
The 156-foot-long five-segment solid rocket motor produced upwards of 4 million pounds of thrust during the test.
Rocket Engines That Flew 22 Space Shuttle Missions Are Ready for NASA’s Next Moon Mission
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is ready to fly with its four shuttle-era engines. The rocket, outfitted with the RS-25 ...