Reusable Launch System News Today

SpaceX's Starship rocket design has evolved quite a bit in the last decade and contributed to its success at launch. See photos from over the years.

A four-year-old Seattle-area startup called Stoke Space executed a successful up-and-down test of its “Hopper” developmental rocket vehicle today, marking a major milestone in its quest to create a fully reusable launch system. Hopper2’s 15-second flight took place at Stoke’s test facility at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash., at 11:24 a.m. PT. A hydrogen-fueled rocket engine sent the test vehicle to a height of 30 feet, with a landing 15 feet aw...

The experimental spacecraft secretly launched to space last summer, but very little has been shared about its mission, which appears to have ended.

Elon Musk's fundraising ability has defied gravity before

The company won't be able to salvage any of the three boosters, as the giant rocket is on a mission to send its payloads directly to a high Earth orbit.

Starship's first launch realizes decades of spacecraft design dreams

The most powerful rocket in human history could launch as early as 9:00 a.m. ET on Monday, and you can catch the action live right here.

SpaceX is on the verge of launching its gigantic rocket for the first time. Failure is a possibility, but the company issued a promise: "Excitement guaranteed."

Dropped by a helicopter, the reusable vehicle approached the runway at speeds of over 200 miles per hour.

Alerts New Shepard NS-14 lifting off from from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas earlier this year. Image: Blue Origin Blue Origin will attempt a suborbital test of an uncrewed New Shepard rocket on Wednesday. You can watch the flight and vertical landing, along with a planned astronaut dress rehearsal, live right here. Advertisement Update: 10:47 a.m. EDT: The hold is now cleared, according to Blue Origin. Launch is now scheduled for 11:56 a.m. EDT (10:56 a.m. CDT). Webcast (below)...