Robert Zubrin’s Nuclear Salt Water Rocket (NSWR) design is a rocket that uses ... Deceleration could be accomplished without the use of substantial amounts of rocket propellant by using a magnetic ...

Robert Zubrin, the planet’s leading strategist for landing humans on Mars, predicts SpaceX’s Starship will win the race to speed astronauts to Mars, but not until 2031.

The vibrations caused leaks of propellant that ... over the Indian Ocean. The rocket stage will pivot to a vertical orientation and simulate a landing over the water. SpaceX will also try another ...

SpaceX pulled off the rocket booster catch maneuver during its eighth test flight but the Starship spacecraft exploded over ...

SpaceX delayed the eighth test flight of its Starship Super Heavy rocket on Tuesday after computers ... by unexpected vibrations. This led to propellant leaks and fires, shutting down five of ...

After a nine-month journey extended by mechanical issues, astronauts Barry Wilmore and Suni Williams splashed down off the ...

“Oh my gosh, it’s like lighting up the water ... when the rocket vibrated like an organ pipe, SpaceX’s investigation concluded. The vibrations caused leaks of propellant that ignited.

The head of Poland’s space agency was fired over a bungled response to SpaceX debris falling over Polish territory.

This Week at Starbase, Booster 15 returned to the rocket garden. Demolition of the High Bay continues, and the pace of the ...

Live updates Wednesday from NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 scrub and a Falcon 9 Starlink rocket liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space ...

1 minute: Command flight computer begins final prelaunch checks; propellant tank pressurization to ... as evidenced by billowing white water vapor near the base of the rocket. That means the Starlink ...