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Honda successfully lands its first reusable rocket: Watch video
June 22, 2025 9:00 am
Honda reusable rocket test: Honda's experimental reusable rocket is pretty small compared to SpaceX's Falcon, but the company's entry in the space race might help stir up the competition.
Sunbird, a nuclear fusion powered rocket could help reach Pluto in just 4 years: Report
April 11, 2025 6:04 pm
Sunbird could help spacecrafts reach speeds up to 805,000 kms per hour, which is faster than the Parker Solar Probe, the fastest object ever built.
Europe’s 1st private rocket test flight ends in the ocean 30 seconds after liftoff
March 31, 2025 1:36 pm
The test flight, though intentionally terminated after 30 seconds, provided critical data to enhance future launches.
Watch: German rocket crashes 40 seconds after takeoff
March 30, 2025 9:33 pm
Despite the setback, Isar Aerospace announced that the test provided critical data that will contribute to the refinement of the company’s launch vehicle technology.
Rocket rush: 5 launches set to blast off within 20 hours
February 05, 2025 8:49 am
From Blue Origin to SpaceX, four space agencies and companies will be launching rockets from different parts of the world.
'Alexa rocked, humans shocked’: Man launches rocket with help of Alexa; internet asks ‘Elon Musk who?’
October 30, 2024 12:30 pm
A viral video shows a man using Alexa to launch a Diwali firework hands-free.
From Indian Railways to SpaceX: Who is Sanjeev Sharma, the IIT-Roorkee alumnus and key engineer for Elon Musk’s Starship?
October 20, 2024 9:21 am
Sanjeev Sharma, an IIT Roorkee alumni who started his journey as an engineer for Indian Railways, is now working on Starship, SpaceX's biggest rocket to date.
After fossil fuels, pollution from rocket and satellite launches may trigger the next big environmental emergency
October 16, 2024 4:12 pm
Rocket and satellite launches, which leave behind soot and aluminium oxides may affect the ozone layer and even affect the planet's magnetic field.
Chennai-based Agnikul Cosmos raises $26.7 million funding to develop 3D-printed rocket
October 19, 2023 12:04 pm
Chennai-based space technology startup has raised funds as it works on developing Agnibaan, an indigenously produced launch vehicle that will carry small satellites to a low-Earth orbit.
Will a nuclear-powered rocket cut travel time to Mars by half?
August 06, 2023 12:53 pm
NASA in collaboration with the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is seeking a nuclear propulsion system that could potentially cut down the travel time to Mars by half.
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