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Boeing and Lockheed Martin's joint rocket venture, United Launch Alliance (ULA), plans to upgrade a version of its Vulcan rocket to challenge SpaceX's Starship in the low Earth orbit satellite ...
Named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, New Glenn is a 320-foot heavy-lift launch vehicle that rivals SpaceX's 400-foot Starship in size. Its first stage, powered by seven Blue ...
The 322-foot rocket flew straight and true, reaching orbit on its first attempt, and its second stage deposited a prototype Blue Ring space tug in orbit. ... and SpaceX will have a new rival to ...
Amazon, which is building a rival satellite internet network called Project Kuiper, struck a deal last year to use SpaceX's rockets to put some of its satellites into orbit. The new space race
This comparison of orbital launch systems lists the attributes of all current and future individual rocket configurations designed to reach orbit. A first list contains rockets that are operational or have attempted an orbital flight attempt as of 2024; a second list includes all upcoming rockets.
Firefly boasts a big book of business for its current Alpha-class rocket, which with a one-ton payload to low Earth orbit, outclasses Rocket Lab's Electron by a factor of three.
AST SpaceMobile is a publicly traded satellite designer and manufacturer based in Midland, Texas, United States. [4] [5] The company is building the SpaceMobile satellite constellation, a space-based cellular broadband network that will allow existing, unmodified smartphones to connect to satellites in areas with coverage gaps. [6]
On 14 December 2022, LandSpace conducted the debut flight of Zhuque-2, but failed to reach orbit due to an early shutdown of its second-stage vernier engines after the second-stage main engines apparently completed a successful burn. It was the world's first orbital launch attempt by a methane-fueled launch vehicle. [9]