"The Orbital Carrier is a game-changer, acting as a pre-positioned launch pad in space." The U.S. Space Force is funding the development of a new "Orbital Carrier" spacecraft that can deploy ...

The unmanned Spectrum rocket, an orbital rocket developed by German start-up Isar Aerospace, started smoking from its sides and then crashed back to Earth with a powerful explosion after launching ...

As a result, following safe mission conops [concept of operations], the ... In 2024, SpaceX launched more than 130 orbital missions. This year, the total will be even higher.