' SCIENCE SPACE SCHEMES ' : NEW MILESTONES - NEW SPACECRAFT

SPACE X wowed the world in November during Flight 5 of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built.

Expect the company to try to repeat the stunning '' chopsticks '' catch of its Super Heavy booster.

Space X may also attempt to catch the upper-stage Starship vehicle after it completes an orbit of Earth and returns to the launch site in South Texas for the first time.

SpaceX said it was aiming for 25 launches of Starshipin 2025 as it prepares the spacecraft to land astronauts on the moon under the company's contract with NASA.

Other new rockets and spacecraft may take flight in 2025.

One is Neutron, a reusable rocket being developed by Rocket Lab, which was founded in New Zealand.

The company carries satellites to orbit abroad its small Electron rocket, and it could conduct a first flight of the new vehicle from a launch site in Virginia.

Another is Dream Chaser, a space plan built by Sierra Space.

After delays in 2024, the company hopes it will carry cargo to the International Space Station this year.

The World Students Society thanks Michael Boston and Katrina Miller.