China’s Zhuque-3 Lands Its Booster Again, Cementing Reusable Rocket Status LandSpace pulled off its second consecutive booster landing this week, launching a Zhuque-3 rocket from a pad in the Gobi Desert and guiding the first stage back down for a controlled touchdown. It’s the second orbital flight for the methane-fueled rocket, and the second time […]

Here are some of the top stories from the space world: Replay: MTG-I2 pre-launch media briefing On Wednesday 19 August, media representatives were invited to a media briefing ahead of the launch of the next Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2). The satellite is set to be launched on an Ariane 6 from Europe’s Spaceport

Here are some of the top stories from the space world: Katalyst Space and NASA abandon plans for Swift reboost Katalyst Space and NASA have called off plans to use the company’s Link spacecraft to raise the orbit of the agency’s Swift gamma-ray observatory, citing attitude-control problems with the spacecraft. The post Katalyst Space and

Here are some of the top stories from the space world: Stoke Space conducts second stage fit checks, completes first stage engines ahead of Nova debut While Starship is grabbing headlines, another fully reusable vehicle is advancing towards a potential 2026… The post Stoke Space conducts second stage fit checks, completes first stage engines ahead