The US Air Force is investing in a transport system that could one day deliver 100 tonnes for cargo or personnel by rocket to any spot on Earth in under 90 minutes. Unimaginatively called Rocket Cargo ...
ORLANDO, Fla. — The U.S. Air Force is pressing forward with plans to demonstrate point-to-point rocket travel perhaps in a few years. Among the reasons for optimism are SpaceX’s launch rates and ...
On May 5 2021, SpaceX successfully landed its prototype Starship rocket during a high-altitude test flight. The U.S. Air Force believes reusable commercial rockets could be used to transport cargo all ...
In an exciting development, Rocket Lab has partnered with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to demonstrate its Neutron rocket’s reusability in a mission slated for no later than 2026. This ...
Someday, instead of a U.S. military ship or a humanitarian organization’s truck, a SpaceX Starship might be the first vehicle to bring help to people suffering amid disasters, conflicts or other ...
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - A project proposed by Elon Musk's SpaceX and the U.S. Air Force to test hypersonic rocket cargo deliveries from a remote Pacific atoll could harm the many seabirds that ...
Welcome to Edition 7.43 of the Rocket Report! There’s been a lot of recent news in hypersonic testing. We cover some of that in this week’s newsletter, which is just a taste of the US military’s ...
Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy (center) the Space Force’s top procurement official, in August visited Blue Origin’s rocket engine factory in Alabama. Credit: @BlueOrigin WASHINGTON — Blue Origin and defense ...