Bigger, faster, farther: A batch of new rockets is set to blast into space this year
From SpaceX's Starship to United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur to Arianespace's Ariane 6 rocket, here are some of the boosters that could debut in 2023.
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Last year, space fans witnessed the long-awaited first test flight of NASA’s moon-bound Space Launch System rocket, but this year could see even more action at the launch pad, as a slate of new rockets look to make their debut.
“There’s a lot to look forward to,” said Colleen Anderson, a historian of technology at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. “It’s going to be an interesting time with first flights for a lot of new launch vehicles.”
From new boosters to replacing old workhorses to the much-anticipated first flight of a huge rocket billed as the tallest and most powerful ever built, here’s what to look for this year.
Few rockets attract the kind of curiosity and awe that SpaceX’s behemoth Starship does.
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