Aerospace
This tag is used to mark content that is related to aerospace engineering. A substantive collection of articles can be found here, that discuss the design, development, testing, and operation of aircraft, spacecraft, and other aerospace vehicles.
Japanese launch company Space One launched its second KAIROS vehicle at 11:00 am Japan Standard Time (02:00 am Universal Coordinated Time) from Spaceport Kii. KAIROS' second flight appeared to be going well throughout liftoff and the first-stage burn however around the time of separation of the first
Dec 18, 2024 4 mins
China has performed over a half dozen launches in November, debuting two new launch vehicles. One of these is from a state-owned enterprise while the other is from a privately-held company, and builds off of previous successes. The first debut took place on November 27th with LandSpace’s improved Zhuque-2E
Nov 30, 2024 5 mins
Rocket Lab ended its launches for November with a record-setting doubleheader launch for the company. This record had the company launch two Electron vehicles from two launch sites, in different hemispheres, a little under twenty-two hours apart. The first of these launches occurred on November 24th from Launch Complex 2,
Nov 25, 2024 2 mins
From SpaceX's Starbase launch site, near Boca Chica in south Texas, Starship-Super Heavy flew its sixth flight test at 22:00 pm Universal Coordinated Time. This flight test utilized Ship 31 and Super Heavy Booster 13. In a first for the Starship program, a payload was onboard. This
Nov 20, 2024 7 mins
A little over a month ago, SpaceX flew the fifth flight test of its Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle. Since the previous flight test, the company has been working quickly towards the sixth flight test and announced today that this mission could occur as soon as November 18th. This flight test
Nov 7, 2024 5 mins
The Chinese Manned Space Agency has awarded commercial cargo contracts, and gives moon mission updates. Learn about it now!
Oct 29, 2024 5 mins
Get to know the dozens of Long March rockets from China.
Oct 23, 2024 32 mins
LandSpace announced on October 21st that it had successfully conducted a static fire test with its TQ-15A engine and a new second-stage design. The duration of the test was not shared. The new second-stage is stated as utilizing a common bulkhead design along with replacing the TQ-12 engine and four
Oct 22, 2024 2 mins
At 12:25 pm Universal Coordinated Time, SpaceX launched its Starship-Super Heavy vehicle on its fifth flight test. This test flight once again occurred from Starbase's launch site, near Boca Chica in south Texas. Liftoff of Starship! pic.twitter.com/WyNRN1fLbd — SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 13, 2024 Super Heavy
Oct 13, 2024 8 mins
China's first reusable satellite, Shijian-19, returned to Earth on October 11th. According to the China National Space Administration, the Shijian-19 spacecraft's capsule touched down in the Dongfeng Landing Site, located inside the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, at 10:39 am China Standard Time, or 02:39
Oct 11, 2024 2 mins
A little over four months ago, SpaceX flew the fourth flight test of its Starship-Super Heavy vehicle. Since then, the company has been working towards the fifth flight test and today announced that this test could come as soon as October 13th. For this test flight, Ship 30 and Booster
Oct 8, 2024 5 mins
Blue Origin's BE-4 recently demonstrated a great feat of resilience by compensating for a solid rocket booster anomaly on United Launch Alliance's second Vulcan certification flight, allowing the mission to successfully reach its targeted orbit. In this article I will go over the past, present, and
Oct 5, 2024 4 mins
Today's launch marks the final National Security Space Launch certification flight for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket! This launch was also the second successful flight of Blue Origins BE-4 engines. At 11:25 am Universal Coordinated Time, ULA’s Vulcan Centaur lifted off from Launch Complex 41
Oct 4, 2024 4 mins