SpaceX Grasshopper completes 744m test flight
This video shows SpaceX Grasshopper completing a test flight to an altitude of 744 meters on Monday, October 7th. After reaching the designated altitude it safely returned to the launch…
Category Archives: Rockets
JAXA Launches New Rocket Epsilon-1
JAXA launched a new rocket called the Epsilon Launch Vehicle (Epsilon-1) on September 14th 2014 at 14:00jst. This was the second attempt to launch after a failed attempt which was…
Japan JAXA set to launch new rocket September 14
After an automatic abort on the first launch attempt of Japans new Epsilon-1 rocket from the Uchinoura Space Center a new launch day of September 14th has been selected. JAXA…
LADEE MOON LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL!!
The LADEE Mission to the Moon launched right on time at 11:27 p.m. EDT on Sept. 6 from Pad 0B at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops…
3D Printed Parts Used to make 20,000 Pound Thrust Rocket Motor!
Things that make you say Hmmm…printing a 20,000 pound thrust rocket motor….hmmm. I am off to Best Buy to get my first 3D printer!!!! The future is really her once…
LADEE MOON Launch Will be Seen as Far Away as Maine!
Update 9/6/13 – LADEE Moon launch successful. See Video and read about it. Friday September 6th 2013 millions of people in the Northeastern U.S. will get the chance to see…
SLS Video of 70t Manned Launch Released
An artists concept video of the launch if the new Space Launch System (SLS) 70t manned launch vehicle has been released. The video is of very high quality and will…
Spectacular Launch Failure, Explosion of Proton M Rocket
Today a Russian Proton M Rocket exploded less than a minute after launch in a spectacular fireball. On board were three GLONASS navigation satellites. The cost of this loss is…
