Sentences with phrase «reusable rocket ship»

Riding on a column of flame, the world's first reusable rocket ship took off from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, on 18 August 1993.

By ARLAN ANDREWS Riding on a column of flame, the world's first reusable rocket ship took off from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, on 18 August 1993.

Not exact matches

«This guy has figured out how to land a rocket on a ship,» Gerber said, referring to SpaceX's reusable rockets.

For instance if you want to build cities, you're going to need much more air, metal, and water than can affordably be shipped from the ground — even with Elon Musk's reusable rockets.

SpaceX has landed Falcon 9 rockets 21 times on land or its robotic drone ships, and has reflown boosters six times, as part of the company's reusable - rocket program.

SpaceX has also been testing a reusable booster for its current Falcon 9 rocket, and has made several unsuccessful attempts to land the booster stage on a drone ship this year.

In a dramatic feat of engineering prowess, the private spaceflight company SpaceX successfully landed a reusable Falcon 9 rocket booster yesterday — the second such landing for the company, and the first successful touchdown on a ship.

Later that year, when the company won the $ 10 million Ansari X Prize for becoming the first commercial organization to launch a reusable, manned rocket ship into space twice within a two - week period, Congress approved a phased approach to regulations for private manned spaceflight, a move that was intended to encourage investment in the field.