A European reentry capsule notched some important milestones on its first-ever spaceflight last week — and took some photos to commemorate the trip. Phoenix 1, a prototype spacecraft built by German ...

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The recoverable spacecraft reentered off the coast of Brazil in the Atlantic Ocean instead of the Indian Ocean, and therefore could not be recovered. Reading time 2 minutes A German startup was aiming ...

Germany’s ATMOS Space Cargo says it has received FAA approval for its Phoenix reentry capsule to fly on an upcoming SpaceX Falcon 9 mission. The Phoenix 1 capsule is set to be part of the Bandwagon-3 ...

While the United States has long been a leader in space exploration and commercial launches, Europe is now making significant strides of its own. Recently, a major milestone was achieved when Atmos ...

SpaceX's Falcon 9 launcher propelled the Transporter-14 mission on June 23, carrying 70 payloads to low Earth orbit. Among them were two atmospheric reentry capsules, including one from The ...

Inversion Space’s demonstration reentry capsule before its launch on the SpaceX Transporter-12 rideshare. Credit: Inversion Space WASHINGTON — Startup Inversion Space says its first flight of a ...

The Exploration Co.’s Nyx capsule was lost after reentry, the company announced June 24. Its second attempt, dubbed Mission Possible, to demonstrate the Nyx reentry capsule was a “partial success ...

The vehicle is the second entirely Varda-made vehicle and carries a government payload. EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Varda Space Industries announced today that their fifth ...