DefenceTalkMiami: SpaceX successfully landed its powerful Falcon 9 rocket for the first time, a major milestone in the drive to cut costs and waste by making rockets as reusable as airplanes. Its engines burning bright orange against the dark night sky, the Falcon 9 made a graceful arc back to Earth and touched down upright […]https://www.defencetalk.com/spacex-rocket-landing-opens-new-door-to-space-travel-66172/

DefenceTalkSuperfast journeys to Mars may be one big step closer for humanity, as NASA has sponsored a private company to develop a high-tech, plasma engine. Ad Astra Rocket Company, specializing in the development of plasma rocket propulsion technology, has finished contract negotiations with NASA. As part of the Next Space Technology Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) award, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nasa-funds-plasma-rocket-technology-for-superfast-space-travel-65263/