A Tale of Two Model Rocket Companies: SpaceX and Estes
One just launched the world’s biggest rocket, with mixed success. The other makes small model rockets for hobbyists, and it's ...
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 144 —The great lunar armada
On Episode 144 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik take a look a pair of private moon missions by Firefly ...
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Meet the Colorado model rocket company stockpiling parts to get ahead of potential Trump tariffs
That’s pushing businesses to take action. Take Estes Rockets, based in Penrose, Colorado. The company got its start during the space race in the 1950s. It’s now the country’s biggest ...
Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket, the company’s first SpaceX contender
Blue Origin, the rocket company Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos founded, notched one of the most substantial successes in its ...
Why Messy Rocket Launches From SpaceX and Blue Origin Are Actually Good News
Flawed rocket launches by SpaceX and Blue Origin still leave both companies in position to dominate the space sector.
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Europe's new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket set for 2nd launch in February
"We have had a very detailed analysis of the maiden flight and obviously discovered a few anomalies and things that need to ...
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket on maiden flight
Shrugging off bad weather, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched its powerful New Glenn rocket on its maiden flight early Thursday ...
SpaceX loses spacecraft after catching rocket booster at the launch pad in latest Starship test
SpaceX has caught its Starship rocket back at the pad following liftoff. But the spacecraft launched on top Thursday was destroyed.
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight
Founded 25 years ago by Bezos, Blue Origin has been launching paying passengers to the edge of space since 2021, including ...