China’s rocket industry is racing to master rapid reuse, not just to match SpaceX’s Falcon 9, but to potentially vault past it in cost, cadence, and strategic reach. A wave of state-backed and private ...

Stage one locks load complete. Stage 2 locks load complete. Ground gas closets. Falcon 9 isn't start up. Go for lunch. T minus 30 seconds. T minus 15 seconds. T minus 10, 987654321 engines full power ...

minus 10 987. 54321, engines full power and lift on. Go Falcon, go in roll 77. Vehicles pitching downrange. And with chamber pressure is nominal. At T + 30 seconds and counting, Falcon 9 has ...

Welcome to Edition 8.16 of the Rocket Report! The 10th anniversary of SpaceX’s first Falcon 9 rocket landing is coming up at the end of this year. We’re still waiting for a second company to bring ...

Under the approved plan, spacecraft in SpaceX's Falcon family of rockets could lift off from Vandenberg as many as 100 times in 2026. That includes both the Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX's main workhorse, ...