ULA Vulcan rocket launches as newest challenger to SpaceX

The brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur, lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41d at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 8, 2024, for its maiden voyage, carrying Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images A new U.S. rocket reached orbit early Monday, and … Read more

First US Lunar Lander In More Than 50 Years Rockets Toward Moon With Commercial Deliveries

The Soviet Union and the U.S. racked up a string of successful moon landings in the 1960s and 70s, before putting touchdowns on pause. A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. This is the inaugural launch of the rocket, carrying Astrobotic’s lunar … Read more

Blue Origin aims to launch New Shepard rocket Dec. 18

A Blue Origin New Shepard rocket lifts off with a crew of six from Launch Site One in West Texas on Dec. 11, 2021. Joe Skipper | Reuters The moment of the anomaly during the New Shepard cargo mission NS-23, in which the booster’s engine failed. Blue Origin The New Shepard rocket launches from Blue … Read more

Here Are The Best Transportation Stories Of The Week Ending December 02, 2023

Here we present our weekly Jalopnik series that recaps the latest in beyond cars. We’ve showcased our most read offerings as well as some you may have missed. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived Jeff Bezos’ Superyacht Is So Massive It Had To Be Docked Next To Oil Tankers In Florida Image: Dutch Yachting YouTube Jeff … Read more

Amazon buys SpaceX rocket launches for Kuiper satellite internet project

A Falcon 9 rocket launches a Starlink mission on January 31, 2023 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SpaceX Amazon bought three rocket launches from SpaceX for its Project Kuiper internet satellites, the tech giant announced on Friday. The move is a surprise from Amazon, given the company’s Kuiper system aims to compete with … Read more