SpaceX Falcon 9 shuts down swiftly after engines ignite Friday; no new launch date set
Falcon 9 rockets are propelled by nine Merlin engines, which use kerosene and liquid oxygen as fuel. Upon its eventual launch ...
SpaceX is superb at reusing boosters, but how about building upper stages?
With the launch Friday and another Falcon 9 flight Monday (this one with a booster on its 15th mission), SpaceX has launched ...
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Chinese launch startup secures early funding for fully reusable rocket plan
One of China’s latest commercial launch companies has secured early funding as it aims to develop a launcher featuring first ...
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets grounded following launch failure
The failure of a SpaceX rocket's upper stage engine late Thursday that stranded ... two upcoming piloted flights of the company's Falcon 9 rockets. The mishap ended a remarkable string of 344 ...
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SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
An awesome view of entry burn on the first stage. During entry burn, Falcon 9 is decelerating by firing its Merlin engines, but we're still moving really fast. And if you look at the bottom left ...