Curiously, Russian officials nonetheless celebrated the Angara rocket's test launch as a great achievement. Multiple Russian news sources heralded the success of the rocket's launch a week ago.

A Russian Rocket Genius' Sci-Fi Made Sputnik How Sputnik Worked "Already in 1945, we were talking about satellites," Yuri Mozhorin, a veteran of the Soviet rocket development program, told Popular ...

Taking advantage of near-ideal weather, the rocket's Russian-built RD-180 first stage engine roared to life at 7:13 p.m. ET, followed moments later by ignition of five strap-on solid-fuel boosters ...

With the addition of up to six solid-fuel strap-on boosters and an advanced upper stage, the new rocket, named Vulcan in a public contest that pulled in more than a million participants, will be ...

A Russian Army TOS-1A multiple rocket launcher and thermobaric weapon mounted on a T-72 tank. Leonid Faerberg/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images 2023-07-28T19:34:20Z ...

In The Wall Street Journal, Business World columnist Holman Jenkins writes that Boeing and Lockheed aren’t the enemy, but accelerating a competitive launch business is worth some risks.

Why America Needs a New Upper Stage Rocket More Than a Russian RD-180 Replacement. January 8, 2018. By: Dan Goure. ... the Air Force could have multiple upper stage engine options by the early 2020s.