They were designed with its Noyron Large Computational Engineering Model and 3D printed with a high-temperature copper alloy.
The first stage of China's reusable Long March 12A "was not successfully recovered" during the rocket's inaugural flight on Tuesday, according to its developer, as Beijing looks to close the gap with ...
An experimental reusable rocket developed by the research and development arm of Honda Motor Company flew to an altitude of nearly 900 feet Tuesday, then landed with pinpoint precision at the carmaker ...
China's LandSpace carries out maiden flight of reusable rocket Rocket's crucial recovery and landing phase ends in failure LandSpace vows to investigate cause and improve for future launches No firm ...
From the tragedy of the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 to the now-routine return of commercial spacecraft, heat shields—formally called thermal protection systems—are critical for protecting ...