Like birds returning to their nests, these feather-like grid fins help steer rockets back down through the atmosphere toward ...

During its secretive mission, the X-37B will test new laser communications gear and a "quantum" navigation sensor.

The first grid fin for the next generation Super Heavy booster. The redesigned grid fins are 50% larger and higher strength, moving from four fins to three for vehicle control while enabling the ...

SpaceX has unveiled a radical redesign of its Starship rocket after several failed flight attempts of the Mars-bound rocket.

The country's latest launch of a Long March 2C rocket, from Xichang, China, on July 26 local time (July 25 EDT), included grid fins designed to do a better job of protecting populated areas away ...

How much does it cost to fling a scientific payload through millions of miles of interplanetary space and then return some of ...

Blue Origin plans to launch its New Shepard rocket on a mission with no passengers carrying science experiments for NASA and ...

A new-and-improved Starship megarocket is due to soar halfway across the world in a matter of days in SpaceX's first test of ...

Back-to-back engine failures doomed a privately developed Australian rocket moments after liftoff Tuesday, cutting short a ...

Science SpaceX Starship's new fins bode well for Elon Musk and his Mars rocket Starship Mk1, a cross between a Dragon, Falcon and a skydiver, is coming together quickly in Texas.

With this successful test flight, Honda joins an elite club of companies that have managed to land a reusable rocket, including SpaceX, Blue Origin, and handful of Chinese startups. It’s also beaten ...

Grid fins are stowed on ascent and then deploy on reentry for "x-wing" style control. Each fin moves independently for pitch/yaw/roll. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 22, 2014 ...