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  2. List of rockets of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Rocket 3 (2020-2022) LauncherOne (2020–2023) Firefly Alpha (2021-present) Space Launch System (2022-present) RS1 (2023-present) Terran 1 (2023) SpaceX Starship (2023-present) Vulcan Centaur (2024-present) New Glenn (Under development, expected 2024) Rocket 4 (Under development, expected 2025) Neutron (Under development, expected 2025)

  3. History of rockets - Wikipedia

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    The early Mysorean rockets and their successor British Congreve rockets [59] reduced veer somewhat by attaching a long stick to the end of a rocket (similar to modern bottle rockets) to make it harder for the rocket to change course. The largest of the Congreve rockets was the 32-pound (14.5 kg) Carcass, which had a 15-foot (4.6 m) stick.

  4. Space Launch System - Wikipedia

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    The commission's findings were stark: NASA's proposed Ares V rocket, intended for lunar and Martian missions, was unsustainable and should be canceled. The administration further advocated for a public-private partnership, where private companies would develop and operate spacecraft, and NASA would purchase launch services on a fixed-cost basis.

  5. List of spaceflight-related accidents and incidents - Wikipedia

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    In January 2023 it was decided by NASA and Roscosmos to replace MS-22 with Soyuz MS-23. As an interim measure in case of an emergency evacuation is required, the seat of NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio will be moved to Crew Dragon Endurance with SpaceX Crew-5 while Prokopyev and Petelin would return to earth on MS-22. Once MS-23 arrives, the seats ...

  6. History of spaceflight - Wikipedia

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    Photograph of Sputnik 2 and its rocket taken by Air Force personnel at Air Force Missile Test Center, Patrick AFB, Florida. On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite of Earth in the history of humankind. Explorer 1 satellite, the third Satellite put into orbit, and the first by NASA

  7. NASA - Wikipedia

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    NASA sounding rocket launch from the Wallops Flight Facility. The NASA Sounding Rocket Program (NSRP) is located at the Wallops Flight Facility and provides launch capability, payload development and integration, and field operations support to execute suborbital missions. [134]

  8. Comparison of orbital launch systems - Wikipedia

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    All launch vehicle propulsion systems employed to date have been chemical rockets falling into one of three main categories: Solid-propellant rockets or solid-fuel rockets have a motor that uses solid propellants, typically a mix of powdered fuel and oxidizer held together by a polymer binder and molded into the shape of a hollow cylinder. The ...

  9. Timeline of space exploration - Wikipedia

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    captured and improved V-2 rocket 24 October 1946: First pictures of Earth from 105 km (65 mi). United States V-2 [4] [5] 20 February 1947 First animals in space (fruit flies). United States V-2 [4] [6] 24 February 1949: First two-stage liquid-fueled rocket, that sets a record altitude of 244 miles (393 km) (WAC Corporal missile mounted onto a V ...