The Soviet Buran program developed reusable orbital spacecraft comparable... to the U.S. Space Shuttle, but with far more advanced automation. Its lone 1988 mission showcased a fully unmanned launch, orbit, and autonomous landing—an unprecedented achievement at the time. Lifted by the Energia rocket rather than onboard engines, the orbiter relied on sophisticated avionics and a unique engine-less design. Despite its technical success, the Buran program was canceled after the Cold War, and the only flown orbiter was later destroyed in a 2002 hangar collapse.show more

China's first reusable rocket, Zhuque-3, sadly failed its maiden... flight. The first stage failed to recover during the landing, but the actual landing point was very close to the expected location. The second stage successfully entered the predetermined orbit. Failure is the mother of success. This is a brand new area for China's space program. Learn from this failure and wish for success next time!show more

Dragon Launch Escape Initiated During the launch escape test,... where SpaceX intentionally destroyed an entire rocket to prove its safety, Dragon was fed the normal launch sequence for an ISS mission. Dragon wasn’t told to escape, but its onboard autonomous flight computers noticed the loss of thrust on Falcon before the Merlin engines could even fully shut down. Once Dragon realized there was a mission critical anomaly, it instantly initiated the launch escape sequence firing all 8 SuperDraco thrusters, separating explosive bolts on the second stage, and took autonomous control of the mission, in less time than any human reaction on the ground or in the capsule could of realized. Falcon, the crew, Dragon, and the ground can all initiate an escape if required. Although this test was uncrewed (meaning nobody was on the rocket during the test), if there was a life threatening emergency that would put the mission at risk, Dragon could leave and get out of the situation immediately.show more

🚀 CHINA JUST TOOK A MAJOR STEP TOWARD REUSABLE... ROCKETS China successfully launched the Zhuque-3 reusable rocket on August 19, and, for the first time, successfully landed an orbital-class first-stage booster on land using landing legs. The rocket was developed by Chinese private space company LandSpace, whose previous Zhuque-3 recovery attempt in December 2025 failed during landing.show more

An SU-34 closes in, hot on the tail of... a Saab JAS 39 Gripen. The Sukhoi SU-35 stands as one of Russia’s most formidable fighter jets, renowned for its sheer size and striking presence in the sky. Its twin engines, broad wingspan, and aggressive silhouette make it tower over lighter fighters like the Saab JAS 39 Gripen, projecting dominance both on the ground and in flight. The SU-35’s design balances raw power with refined aerodynamics, creating a jet that is as agile as it is visually imposing. Developed in the late 2000s as an advanced evolution of the SU-27, the SU-35 features thrust-vectoring engines that enable maneuvers beyond the capabilities of most aircraft. It can exceed Mach 2.25 and fly nearly 2,200 miles without refueling. Its sophisticated radar can track up to 30 targets simultaneously and engage multiple threats at once, making the SU-35 not just a giant of the skies, but a precision predator in combat.show more

This video shows a static fire test of the... Archimedes rocket engine, developed by Rocket Lab. Archimedes uses liquid methane (LCH.) as fuel and liquid oxygen (LOX) as the oxidizer, a combination known as methalox. During combustion, these cryogenic propellants produce extremely high temperatures (over 3,000°C), hotter than lava. To survive this, the engine circulates cold fuel through its walls before burning it, a technique called regenerative cooling. Multiple Archimedes engines will power Rocket Lab's upcoming Neutron rocket, which is being built to launch satellites and cargo to orbit with lower cost and higher reliability. Rocket Lab is best known for its Electron rocket and is now expanding into larger, reusable launch vehicles with Neutron.show more

This is not AI. On January 19, 2025, during... Starship Flight 7, SpaceX's Super Heavy booster made a flawless return to the launch pad, caught by its massive mechanical arms. This reusable rocket milestone demonstrates how close we are to rapid, fully reusable spaceflight-boosters landing safely, ready to be refueled and flown again, paving the way for more frequent and affordable space missions. ( 🎥 Space Agency )show more

NEWS: SpaceX has released a statement after today's successful... 11th Starship test flight. "Every major objective of the flight test was achieved, providing valuable data as we prepare the next generation of Starship and Super Heavy. The flight test began with Super Heavy igniting all 33 Raptor engines and ascending over the Gulf. The successful first-stage ascent was followed by a hot-staging maneuver, with Starship’s upper stage igniting its six Raptor engines to continue its flight to space. Following stage separation, the Super Heavy booster completed its boostback burn to put it on a course to a pre-planned splashdown zone off the coast of Texas using 12 of the 13 planned engines. Under the same angle of attack tested on the previous flight, the booster descended until successfully igniting all 13 planned engines (including one that did not relight during the boostback burn) for the high-thrust portion of the landing burn. The booster successfully executed a unique landing burn planned for use on the next generation booster. Super Heavy hovered above the water before shutting down its engines and splashing down. After completing a full-duration ascent burn, Starship achieved its planned velocity and trajectory. During flight, Starship successfully deployed eight Starlink simulators and executed the third in-space relight of a Raptor engine, demonstrating a critical capability for future deorbit burns. Starship re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere and was able to gather extensive data on the performance of its heatshield as it was intentionally stressed to test the limits of the vehicle’s capabilities. In the final minutes of flight, Starship performed a dynamic banking maneuver to mimic the trajectory that future missions returning to Starbase will fly. Starship then guided itself using its four flaps to the pre-planned splashdown zone in the Indian Ocean, successfully executing a landing flip, landing burn, and soft splashdown. Focus now turns to the next generation of Starship and Super Heavy, with multiple vehicles currently in active build and preparing for tests. This next iteration will be used for the first Starship orbital flights, operational payload missions, propellant transfer, and more as we iterate to a fully and rapidly reusable vehicle with service to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond."show more

And it’s not even the heaviest Air craft ever... built, however, the difference in weight between it and the heaviest aircraft once existed is 8,000 kg. Humans have indeed accomplished some of the craziest things in life. Antonov An-225 Mriya used to be the world's largest and heaviest aircraft before it was destroyed by Russian forces in Ukrainian airport in February 2022, during this ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war. Happened that when an invasion warning came, the Mriya could not fly. It was undergoing scheduled maintenance at Hostomel Airport (Kyiv) with one of its six engines dismantled. Other Ukrainian planes evacuated but Mriya was trapped on the ground, a sitting duck. It was housed in a massive hangar that was shelled by Russian artillery. A fire broke out, destroying the cockpit, nose, and avionics, effectively beheading the aircraft. Only one single Antonov An-225 Mriya was ever completed and flown. Here are Videos of Antonov An-225 Mriya while in service and after destruction.show more

🚨Two major space launch failures! A South Korean rocket... exploded after a failed launch at Brazil’s Alcântara Space Center, ending the mission shortly after liftoff Japan’s H3 rocket also failed to deploy its navigation satellite after the second-stage engine shut down prematurely. The satellite was meant for the Quasi-Zenith system that works with GPS These back-to-back setbacks show how unforgiving space missions remain, even for advanced nations From India’s perspective, ISRO's consistent success may make achievements look routine.. but in reality, every successful launch is still a major milestone ⭐️show more

Watch our Blue Ghost Mission 2 lunar lander come... together! This timelapse captures the assembly of our lander's main structural and fluid components. Next up, integrating avionics, payloads, and engines. Our Riders 2 the Dark mission features two vehicles: our Blue Ghost lander stacked atop our Elytra orbiter. Each is assembled separately before stacking at the launch site, creating a 22-foot-tall spacecraft—more than 3X the height of our Mission 1 lander. Stay tuned for Elytra stacking in the coming weeks!show more

Our Blue Ghost Mission 2 milestones are stacking up...... 22 feet to be exact! The team completed structure qualification testing at NASA JPL on our fully stacked Blue Ghost lander and Elytra Dark orbiter model. After a series of vibration and acoustic tests, this milestone helps prove our spacecraft are equipped to withstand the intense environments they’ll experience during launch and in transit to the Moon. Congrats to the team and thanks JPL for the hospitality at y'alls historic test facility. More on the mission here:show more

After 82 years, a powerful symbol of Estonia’s fight... for freedom is finally coming home. 🇪🇪 In September 1944, as Soviet forces advanced on Tallinn, a young Estonian, Eugen Vilder, climbed the flagpole at Kadriorg Palace and rescued the Estonian flag so it would not fall into Soviet hands. For decades, that very flag was preserved far from home in Australia. The blue-black-white had flown over Kadriorg for only a few brief days during the government of Otto Tief — a fragile moment of Estonian independence between the collapse of Nazi occupation and the arrival of Soviet rule. Now, more than eight decades later, the flag returns to Estonia as a reminder of courage, resistance, and the unbroken will of a nation that refused to forget its freedom.show more

Sergei Nikolaevich Tresvyatsky ( STEVE MCQUEEN Russian Version Was... a distinguished Soviet and Russian test pilot and cosmonaut who died on May 27, 2025, after a long illness. He was an Honored Test Pilot of the Russian Federation who worked at the Gromov Flight Research Institute (LII), was selected for the Buran program, and conducted extensive flight tests on various Soviet and Russian aircraft, including the MiG-21 and MiG-23. Key Facts: Occupation: Test Pilot and Cosmonaut Status: Died on May 27, 2025, after a prolonged illness Affiliation: Gromov Flight Research Institute (LII) Aircraft Tested: Conducted tests on a wide range of aircraft, including the MiG-21 and MiG-23. Cosmonaut Selection: Selected as a cosmonaut for Buran flights in 1985. Awards: Honored Test Pilot of the Russian Federation. Notable Incident : In 1993, he was involved in a mid-air collision while piloting a MiG-29 with another test pilot, Alexander Beschastnov, from the Russian Air Force. Both pilots successfully ejected from their aircraft, with the K-36DM ejection seat credited with saving their lives.show more

🔴After suffering an oil leak on the tarmac, #PakistanAirForce’s... #JF17 fighter jet encountered another technical snag at the #DubaiAirshow 2025. The aircraft was unable to move under its own power and had to be towed into a nearby hangar for inspection.show more

ELON: STARSHIP MAKES SATURN V LOOK LIKE A PROTOTYPE... Elon said the Starship program is “thousands of times more capable” than the Saturn V, the rocket that carried humans to the Moon. This isn’t trashing Apollo, it’s pointing out the leap: full reusability, massive payloads, rapid launch cadence, and radically lower cost per ton to orbit. Saturn V was a heroic one-off era, while Starship is designed as industrial infrastructure that flies over and over again. Moon landings were history, mass access to space is the endgame. “A Starship is 2.5 times the thrust of a Saturn V. Saturn V was the largest rocket to ever reach orbit, and this has 2.5 times more power than that. They’re meant to be reusable… we’re talking about something that ultimately as a system, is thousands of times more capable than the Saturn V program.” Source: ELON CLIPS, Elon Muskshow more

🚨 BIG: 🇮🇳 India to soon join the global... race for SpaceX-like reusable rockets Chennai-based space startup Agnikul Cosmos has announced Mission-02, a bold plan to attempt India's first recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster by a private company. The mission aims to safely recover the booster for refurbishment and reuse, while repurposing the upper stage into a functional in-orbit platform instead of letting it become debris. This is a major step toward reusable launch vehicles that can significantly reduce costs and make satellite launches more affordable and sustainable. Agnikul is already a leader in 3D-printed rocket engines that can be produced rapidly. It is now advancing reusability technologies, backed by multiple patents from 🇮🇳 India, the 🇺🇸 US, and 🇪🇺 Europe. With support from ISRO and IN-SPACe, this progress highlights the rapid growth of India's private space sector. Alongside recent private orbital launches like Skyroot’s Vikram-1, the country is building strong self-reliance in space technology. A proud leap forward for Made in India innovation. 🇮🇳show more