The Sea Dragon, a super-heavy lift launch vehicle, was a real concept under consideration with NASA in the 1960s. If the design had come to fruition, it would have been the largest rocket ever ...

Sea-based launches are hitting their stride. That could lead to a lot more space missions with a lot less red tape.

marking the rocket model’s fifth sea-based launch, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, maker of the Smart Dragon 3 series, said in a news release after the liftoff. The Smart Dragon 3 is ...

the first stage of the two-stage rocket, made its 18th roundtrip to space on Tuesday. Its previous missions included 10 Starlink missions, two NASA cargo missions (one with a SpaceX Dragon and the ...

China has successfully conducted its first sea-based rocket launch of the ... On Monday, 13 January 2025, the Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket lifted off from the waters near Haiyang, Shandong ...