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Spaceflight Simulator is a free game that lets you create and launch your own rockets from parts. You can explore the solar system, do orbital mechanics, reentry and more in this realistic sandbox ...
Flight 5 and 6 Preparations Underway as SpaceX reveals Raptor 3
Aug 9, 2024 · SpaceX is working on two Starship flights, Flight 5 and 6, with Booster 12 and Ship 30 ready pending regulatory approval. The company also revealed the new Raptor 3 engine, which will replace ...
SpaceX Catches a Super Heavy Booster During a Milestone Flight 5
Oct 12, 2024 · SpaceX successfully landed and caught a Super Heavy booster during the fifth flight test of its Starship program in 2024. The flight also tested a new heat shield configuration, hot staging, and ...
Starship Flight Five conducts Full-Stack Testing ahead of Launch
Sep 24, 2024 · SpaceX has completed initial pre-launch testing of the Flight 5 Starship and Booster 12, but the launch date is uncertain due to the FAA's review process. The web page covers the testing details ...
Starship readying for Flight 5 amid future preparations
Oct 9, 2024 · SpaceX is targeting Oct. 13 for the fifth flight of Starship, pending FAA approval. The mission will test the catch system for the returning booster and the new thermal protection system for the ship.
NASA, SpaceX launch historic Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter
Oct 14, 2024 · Europa Clipper is a flagship mission to investigate Europa and its potential habitability. Learn about the mission's history, instruments, and launch details from Falcon Heavy on Oct. 14, 2024.
Solid rocket stages and how they perform mission-precise orbit ...
Dec 3, 2020 · Learn how solid propellant upper stages like Antares, Pegasus, and Minotaur use guidance, coast, and burn management to achieve orbital accuracy. The article explains the challenges and solutions ...
Launch Roundup: SpaceX launches 400th orbital flight; Blue Origin ...
Oct 21, 2024 · SpaceX reached its 400th orbital mission with the NROL-167 mission out of Vandenberg on Oct. 21, 2024. The web page also covers other launches by SpaceX, Blue Origin, China and Japan in the same week.