Water rockets are plenty of fun, but they can be even more fun if you go wild with the engineering. [The Q] is one such experimenter, who built a dual-thrust water rocket that even has a parachute … ...

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.

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The university team managed to grab the record thanks in part to an extremely lightweight frame. The rocket's frame weighs just over three pounds counting the on-board camera, parachute system ...

NASA is still perplexed over the parachute failure that damaged its new Ares I-X test rocket during its October test launch, but otherwise the debut flight went well, mission managers said.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.