SpaceX has done it again! A Falcon 9 rocket took off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Its mission? To send a fancy new weather satellite called MTG-S1 into space. This satellite is part of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) family, which is run by EUMETSAT, a group of 30 European countries. The rocket's first stage made a smooth return, landing on a dro...
Thursday morning, Blue Origin, a company started by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, made a big step. They launched New Glenn, their first rocket strong enough to send satellites into space. This happened at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The rocket took off after 2 a. m. ET and carried a piece called the Blue Ring Pathfinder safely into orbit. But the first-stag...
In a historic moment, SpaceX managed to land its massive Super Heavy booster rocket back at its Texas launch site. This success is a big deal for Elon Musk, often accused of making promises he can't keep. He's been promising reusable rockets to cut costs and make space travel easier, and this landing shows he might just do it. Musk wants to send humans to Mars, but s...