Douglas Messier

Space.com Contributor

Articles by: Douglas Messier

Virgin Galactic's second SpaceShipTwo, the VSS Unity, performed its first rocket-powered test flight over California's Mojave Desert on April 5, 2018. The test flight did not aim to reach space.

Virgin Galactic Completes 1st Powered Test Flight Since Fatal 2014 Crash

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SpaceX's Dragon art

Russian Rocket Chief Throws Some Shade on Elon Musk's Moon Plan

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Lockheed Martin's SR-72 Hypersonic Spy Plane

Hypersonic Flight Is Coming: Will the US Lead the Way?

By Douglas Messier published

Possible Design for XS-1 Experimental Spaceplane

DARPA Space Plane Could Make Daily Satellite Launches Possible

By Douglas Messier published

Near Earth Asteroid Impact Threat

Nuking Dangerous Asteroids Might Be the Best Protection, Expert Says

By Douglas Messier published

A spacecraft to deliver a nuclear warhead to an asteroid is under study.