
Copernical Team
AFA Air, Space, Cyber Conference set for Sept 19-21

A space race, a new Cold War or a bit of both

Space Compass and Skyloom sign term sheet to bring optical data relay services to EO market

Red Giant Betelgeuse was yellow some 2,000 years ago

SpaceX launches 51 Starlink satellites, orbital transfer vehicle

China launches new test satellites via Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket

Study of Sample Brought Back by Chang'e-5 Unveils Formation of Nanophase Iron on the Moon

ISRO demonstrates new technology with Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator

mu Space reveals a 10-Year Plan to build a Space Supply Chain in Thailand and Southeast Asia

Rocketlab sent this engine to space and then retrieved it: A new test shows it's still working fine

Reusable rocket engines have become all the rage lately, even as NASA's continually delayed Artemis I mission attempts to launch with non-reusable technology. Realistically, the only way to significantly lower launch costs is to reuse the engines rather than build them from scratch every time. Another small start-up company, RocketLab, has successfully retested a rocket that has flown in space.
SpaceX famously has flown several of its Raptor engines into space multiple times already, making headlines along the way. But it's not the only company with ambitions for reusing its rockets. RocketLab, which makes a much smaller rocket called the Electron, has also been eyeing this milestone for a while now.
The company made headlines back in May when it made a spectacular show of catching its rocket stage out of the air with a helicopter.