German Engineers Successfully Produce and Test 3D-Printed Rocket Engine
The new method will allow the weight and production cost of a rocket to be reduced, while increasing payload and implementing more sophisticated cooling systems.
Russian Soyuz-2.1a Rocket with satellites blasts off from Vostochny Cosmodrome
The Russian Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying Russian Kanopus-V satellites number five and number six and foreign spacecraft successfully lifted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome on Thursday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
China successfully launches rocket with remote sensing satellites
China successfully launched on Tuesday the Chang Zheng-2 rocket carrying three Earth remote sensing satellites, which is the last country’s space launch in 2017, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said.
Previously used rocket to resupply space station for first time
In an unprecedented move, NASA will use a previously flown SpaceX-built Falcon 9 rocket to boost its launch of supplies to the International Space Station (ISS).