Rocket Lab attempted one of the most unusual rocket recovery methods ever by catching a falling booster mid-air with a helicopter, successfully grabbing it during descent before releasing it due to ...

Framegrab from a Cosmoleap animation detailing its rocket and launch and recovery tower plans. Credit: Cosmoleap HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Cosmoleap has secured significant funding for its ...

HELSINKI — Astronstone, one of China’s newest commercial launch startups, has raised early-stage funding for a stainless steel, reusable launch vehicle modeled on SpaceX’s Starship system. Established ...

China’s first attempt to land an orbital-class rocket may have ended in a fiery crash, but the company responsible for the mission had a lot to celebrate with the first flight of its new ...