The test launch occurred at the Oriental Spaceport commercial launch site in Shandong province, and lasted 125 seconds. The Yanxingzhe-1 rocket reached an apogee of 2.5 kilometers shortly after ...

The rocket's apogee was around 470,000 feet (143,300 m) above Earth's surface, which is "further into space than any ...

A “boat tail” will be incorporated at the bottom of the rocket to reduce drag and achieve a higher apogee for a given engine thrust value. While primarily driven by career aspirations, students with ...

It’s now the highest undergraduate-built liquid-fueled rocket ever flown, climbing 9 miles high at ... reached an apogee of 47,732 feet (14.55 kilometers) while attaining a top speed of ...

Curious fans of rockets and the exploration of space, are the perfect candidates to participate in the annual American Rocketry Challenge. To date, nearly 90,000 middle and high school students ...

The exact moment of apogee occurs at 8:10 p.m. ET (0110 GMT on Feb. 18) tonight, ... Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!

The rocket's apogee was around 470,000 feet (143,300 m) above Earth's surface, which is "further into space than any non-governmental and non-commercial group has ever flown before," USC ...

Chinese rocket startup Space Epoch put on a show recently, ... The booster, using liquid oxygen and methane, soft-landed in the ocean after reaching a 2.5 km apogee.