Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Galactic Energy's reusable Pallas-1 rocket debuts successfully
Galactic Energy's partially reusable Pallas-1 lifted off from Jiuquan at 02:00 UTC on September 1, 2026, with both stages performing normally and the second stage placing a dummy payload into the planned sun-synchronous test orbit. The expendable first stage carried no grid fins or other recovery hardware and was not recovered, the first step in a three-step plan Galactic Energy says will add descent-control hardware from the third flight onward, working toward a downrange landing and eventual reflights of up to 25 times per booster.
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