Posts Tagged 'aerospace'
World's biggest rocket soars toward Mars after perfect launch
By Agence France-Presse The world's most powerful rocket, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, blasted off Tuesday on its highly anticipated maiden test flight, carrying CEO Elon Musk's…
07 Feb 2018 - 10:57 am
SpaceX poised to launch 'world's most powerful rocket'
By Agence France-Presse SpaceX is poised for the first test launch Tuesday of its Falcon Heavy, which aims to become the world's most powerful rocket…
SpaceX launches secretive Zuma mission
By Agence France-Presse SpaceX on Sunday blasted off a secretive US government payload known as Zuma, a mission whose nature — and the agency behind it…
08 Jan 2018 - 12:02 pm
NASA picks finalists to explore comet, Saturn's moon
by Agence France-Presse NASA on Wednesday announced two finalists for billion-dollar robotic missions -- one to explore a comet and another Saturn's moon Titan -- with…
21 Dec 2017 - 12:18 pm
SpaceX launches, lands recycled rocket
By Agence France-Presse SpaceX on Wednesday launched a rocket that had already flown to space and landed it successfully on an ocean platform, as part…
12 Oct 2017 - 10:19 am
Astronomers bid farewell to $3.9 billion Saturn spacecraft
By Agence France-Presse Global astronomers bid farewell Friday to NASA's famed Cassini spacecraft, which launched 20 years ago to circle Saturn and transformed the way…