Before any shuttle reached orbit, a prototype named Enterprise rode a modified 747 into the sky and glided home to Edwards. Here is the story of the 1977 tests.
Tag: Rocket History
My Space Shuttle Story: 135 Missions, 5 Orbiters, 30 Years (Start Here) 🚀
A 15-part, NASA-sourced tour of the Space Shuttle program, from the first glide tests to the last landing. Start here for the roadmap and the numbers.
From a 3D-Printed Terran 1 to Terran R: How Relativity Space Reinvented Itself 🛠️
Relativity Space launched the world’s first mostly 3D-printed rocket in March 2023, then moved on to a bigger, conventional-looking reusable rocket. Here is how that pivot happened, who now runs the company, and what it taught the space industry.