The wet dress is a critical series of prelaunch tests that includes propellant loading of both stages & a run-through of countdown to around T-10 sec.
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NASA will help fund the rocket’s development through a series of new grants aimed at financing “high-risk, high-reward projects
ArianeGroup's "Susie" is a fully reusable craft designed to fit future rockets, one of which is being made right now for Arianespace
The whole world will be able to follow along from home, with live coverage of the launch and the mission as it progresses
The space agencies considered the ocean south of Asia as a possible "landing" point for the CZ-5B missile
China says it’s just Western "sour grapes" over its arrival as a space power
Officials will investigate the cause of the mishap
The spaceport, the first in Europe, is based at Newquay Airport
The reusable rocket sled was recovered for the first time at hypersonic speed
The demonstration, involving parachutes and a long cable hanging from a helicopter, sought to check off a key milestone