The other makes small model rockets for hobbyists ... which is intended to be fully reusable and able to carry huge satellite payloads into orbit—eventually as much as 200 tons, more than ...

adding that it can use two types of payload fairing, with a diameter of 4.2 meters and of 5.2 meters, which means it has more space for satellites. The new rocket model also incorporates several ...

The rangefinder determines the distance to the target, and the Bluetooth module then communicates this to the rocket projectile itself so it knows when to release its foamy payload after launch.

If all goes according to plan, the Athena lander will touch down near the moon's south pole on or around March 6.

Along with the basic Long March-8 model and the booster-free tandem configuration, it forms the Long March 8 series of rockets, providing a payload capacity range of 3 tons, 5 tons, and 7 tons to SSO.

SpaceX reportedly charges just under $70 million for rockets that can carry 22 tons of payload to Low Earth Orbit. Among other launchers of big, "heavy lift" rockets, the Boeing-Lockheed Martin ...

SpaceX reportedly charges just under $70 million for rockets that can carry 22 tons of payload to Low Earth Orbit. Simply put, it's impossible for any other heavy-launch rocket to compete with ...

The design was a single-stage-to-orbit rocket powered by engines that were never fully specified, but more than capable of lifting a total of 500 tons to low-Earth orbit. A massive payload that ...

The four-legged Blue Ghost carried 10 scientific payloads as it touched down near an ancient volcanic vent on Mare Crisium, a ...