Central to this vision is a conceptual spacecraft referred to as the “Starboat ... Mars and the Moon Traveling from the Martian surface to Mars orbit requires a rocket-propelled velocity change (known ...

Carrying about 10 kg of payloads, the rocket-propelled drone will aim to take images of the ... distribution of water on the surface of the Moon (courtesy: Lockheed Martin Space for Lunar Trailblazer) ...

Approximately 10 minutes after launch and shortly after separating from the booster, the spacecraft began ... and it is propelled by 33 Raptor engines (20 main engines and 13 steering engines). The ...

Launched on October 14, 2024, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, Europa Clipper ... a chance to test some of the spacecraft’s instruments. A day before reaching Mars, the mission team will calibrate ...

or Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine, which is currently in development, is intended for use in propelling both high-speed aircraft and spacecraft. Conventional rockets are propelled by a ...

Rocket Lab's Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries' W-3 mission integrated onto Transporter-13 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Credit: SpaceX LONG BEACH, Calif., March 15, 2025--(BUSINESS ...

(“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced its third Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, Inc. (“Varda”) is ...

Rocket Lab's Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries' W-3 mission integrated onto Transporter-13 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Credit: SpaceX LONG BEACH, Calif., March 15, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE ...

The US Space Force first demonstrated this tactically responsive capability with a launch on Firefly's Alpha rocket in 2023. As part of this "Victus Nox" test flight, a satellite was encapsulated into ...

Rocket Lab (RKLB) USA announced its third Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries is successfully operating on orbit. The W-3 mission launched March 14, from Vandenberg Space Force Base at ...