In a newly released video, the company says it is set to have the vehicle’s primary structure completed ... outsource the manufacturing of the payload fairing, as Relativity found that it ...

Technically, Falcon is a heavy-lift rocket, but as we recently learned, most SpaceX missions actually take off with less than 3.4 tons of payload ... the Hungry Hippo fairing is performing ...

Because Starship is not equipped with a nose cone, or payload fairing, as most other rockets ... into the arms of Mechazilla — a massive structure that the company designed to catch rockets ...

while payload fairing and interstage structure is supplied from Seattle. An initial inventory of inert, unfueled rocket components will be transported to Long Beach aboard the ACS on its ...

The inflatable habitat, which could one day accommodate astronauts in low-Earth orbit, is made from high-strength webbings and fabric that form a solid structure ... s payload fairing and inflated ...

satellites within a protective payload fairing inside the Astrotech Space Operations facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on Thursday, February 27, 2025. Update: Delayed again. Now ...

Hanwha Aerospace has embarked on an upgrade project to enlarge the payload fairing of domestically produced space launch vehicles to enable commercial launches. Initially, it was intended to be ...

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 ...

However, while checking the separation system’s pressure, the team detected a leak, requiring removing the payload fairing to make the repairs and repack the payload. The team also experienced a ...

The Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) payload has captured the image kernel in the lower solar atmosphere, namely the photosphere and the chromosphere. ISRO said that this observation and ...