Like birds returning to their nests, these feather-like grid fins help steer rockets back down through the atmosphere toward their landing zones.

SpaceX's redesigned grid fins are 50% larger with three instead of four fins, improving Super Heavy booster landing precision ...

The U.S Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has closed its investigation into SpaceX's Starship mission failure this spring ...

The first grid fin for the next generation Super Heavy booster. The redesigned grid fins are 50% larger and higher strength, moving from four fins to three for vehicle control while enabling the ...

A new-and-improved Starship megarocket is due to soar halfway across the world in a matter of days in SpaceX's first test of ...

SpaceX has the first grid fin for the next generation Super Heavy booster. The redesigned grid fins are 50% larger and higher strength, moving from four fins ...

Live updates from the Thursday4 SpaceX Starlink 10-20 mission from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The launch of a Long March 2C from Xichang last week included a first use of grid fins by China to minimize the threat posed by the spent first stage to populated areas downrange.

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) tested grid fins on a Long March 2C in July. CALT is developing its own retropropulsive landing capabilities for use on the planned Long March 8.

This grid fin flew on the Falcon 9 that launched South Korean communications satellite Koreasat-5A on October 30, 2017. After launch, the first stage landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The ...