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A Chinese Long March 2B rocket's booster was outfitted with a parachute for a launch. The system provides controlled landing capabilities for the rocket. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV) ...

New Zealand’s Rocket Lab has been preparing for its sixth mission of the year. The prospective launch was slated to take off from Rocket Lab’s Complex 1 site on the Mahia Peninsula.

SpaceX gave its new Starship water-deluge system, which is designed to protect the launch pad against the superpowerful rocket, its first full-up test on July 28.

The system can recover more than 420,000 kg of lunar water per year utilizing a rocket engine under a pressurized dome to enable deep cratering more than 2 meters below the lunar surface.

SpaceX’s answer is what CEO Elon Musk called “a mega-steel pancake.” The water deluge system is composed of a very thick perforated steel plate that sits directly underneath the rocket and ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently revealed that the company has built what he described as a “mega-steel pancake” to protect the launchpad. The plate combines with the water deluge system and is ...

On November 19th, small satellite launch Rocket Lab launched its Electron rocket from New Zealand and brought the vehicle back to Earth underneath a parachute, splashing it down in the ocean. It ...

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New Zealand’s Rocket Lab has been preparing for its sixth mission of the year. The prospective launch was slated to take off from Rocket Lab’s Complex 1 site on the Mahia Peninsula.