Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 CEO on how the team achieves "about 4,000 times" more detail than its predecessor
Microsoft Flight Simulator was a revelation. When it was released back in 2020, the software broke new ground with its ...
Student-built rocket breaks space altitude record
The University of Southern California students' 'Aftershock II' went hypersonic - reaching speeds of Mach 5.5, or over five ...
SpaceX will try some new tricks on Starship’s sixth test flight
Most importantly, SpaceX will attempt to briefly reignite one of Starship's six Raptor engines in space. SpaceX tried this on ...
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Student rocket hits 470,000 feet altitude, smashes 20-year-old world record
Students at the University of Southern California’s Rocket Propulsion Lab (USCRPL) designed and built the rocket named Aftershock II.
Blue Origin launches six passengers to space
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin successfully launched six passengers aboard the company’s New Shepard capsule for its eight crewed ...
SpaceX to launch sixth Starship test flight with second booster catch
SpaceX is scheduled to launch its sixth uncrewed test flight of Starship on Tuesday to expand the massive 400-foot rocket's booster capabilities and bring its "catch and reuse" launch system online.
SpaceX Starship’s Sonic Boom Creates Risk of Structural Damage, Test Finds
An independent researcher found that noise recorded miles away from the site of a recent test flight was equal to standing ...
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Rocket startup ABL Space Systems ends orbital launch plans, pivots to missile defense
"We have made the decision to focus our efforts on national defense, and specifically on missile defense technologies." ...