reusable rocket

Elon Musk

SpaceX rocket soars into orbit then returns to safe landing

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX sent a Falcon rocket soaring into orbit Monday night with 11 small satellites, then brought the 15-story leftover booster back to Earth safely, a first in the annals of space exploration. It marked the first time an unmanned rocket returned to land vertically at the Florida

Jeff Bezos

Amazon founder Bezos marks a space milestone

NEW YORK (AP) — A private space company started by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos said Tuesday that it landed a rocket upright and gently enough to be used again following a suborbital flight, a milestone in commercial aeronautics. Reusing rockets, rather than discarding them, would be a big step toward