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The X-15 Hit Mach 6.7 and Put Every Military on Earth On Notice

In 1967, USAF Major “Pete” Knight set a world speed record that remains “unbroken” 68 years later. -Flying the X-15A-2 rocket ...
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NASA Calls Off Artemis Moon Rocket Launch For Second Time In 5 Days

For the second time in five days, NASA on Saturday halted a countdown in progress and postponed a planned attempt to launch the debut test flight of its giant, next-generation rocket, the first ...

Bezos's Blue Origin set to launch NASA mission to Mars

New Glenn, the towering rocket built by Jeff Bezos's space company Blue Origin, is set to take off on its second mission ...

NASA’s Escapade mission to Mars brings the next big test for Jeff Bezos’ rocket

Blue Origin is preparing a second launch of its New Glenn rocket, this time with twin Mars orbiters on board. The company will attempt to recover the rocket’s first stage.

Here’s how orbital dynamics wizardry helped save NASA’s next Mars mission

That’s what it took to save NASA’s ESCAPADE mission from a lengthy delay, and possible cancellation, after its rocket wasn’t ready to send it toward Mars during its appointed launch window last year.