SpaceX targeting 24-hour turnaround in 2019, full reusability still in the works
WASHINGTON — SpaceX has set an ambitious goal for 2019: using the same Falcon 9 booster to conduct two launches in 24 hours.
Such a feat would require more than ...…
ULA selects Aerojet to provide Vulcan upper stage engine
WASHINGTON — United Launch Alliance has picked Aerojet Rocketdyne’s RL10 engine to power the upper stage of its next-generation Vulcan rocket, the second such contract ...…
NASA agrees to fly helicopter demo on Mars 2020
WASHINGTON — NASA announced May 11 that it will fly a small helicopter as a technology demonstration on its next Mars rover, despite concerns from some on the project ...…
SpaceX launches Bangladeshi satellite on debut Block 5 Falcon 9 mission
WASHINGTON — SpaceX on May 11 successfully launched its most modern Falcon 9 rocket, delivering Bangabandhu-1, the first Bangladeshi telecom satellite, into geostationary ...…
Musk details Block 5 improvements to Falcon 9
WASHINGTON — SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk on May 10 went into detail on modifications made to the latest version of the Falcon 9, including redesigning a pressure ...…