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ESA contracts Arianegroup to make a more versatile Ariane 6
Jul 15, 2021 (SPX)
This optional stage will also contribute to enhanced performance for certain Ariane 6 missions, including those to the Moon or deep space, as it will make for r...
FAA reveals new system to track space launches
Jul 14, 2021 (SPX)
The FAA hopes the new space tracking system, called Space Data Integrator, will increase efficiency in the space launch industry by minimizing the need to close...
NASA announces Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Concept Awards
Jul 14, 2021 (SPX)
The contracts, to be awarded through the DOE's Idaho National Laboratory (INL), are each valued at approximately $5 million. They fund the development of variou...
Ariane 6 targets new missions with Astris kick stage
Jul 14, 2021 (ESA)
Astris is planned to fly by mid 2024 as an optional add-on to Ariane 6's upper stage and will interface directly with the payload. This will enable Ariane 6 to ...
Reaction Engines secures new UK Government funding for Space Access Program
Jul 12, 2021 (SPX)
Science Minister Amanda Solloway and Transport Minister Rachel Maclean visited Reaction Engines at its site in Culham, Oxfordshire, to discuss how the funding w...
Skyroot Aerospace completes Series A funding
Jul 07, 2021 (SPX)
The company aims to reach orbit, with 90 percent less development cost than its competitors, as early as next year. This disruptive cost efficiency gives their ...
SpaceX ties record for reused Falcon 9 rocket on 50th Starlink launch
Jul 07, 2021 (UPI)
The California space exploration company's Falcon 9 rocket conducted a perfect launch, carrying 53 of its Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Ca...
Boeing subsidiary to build two new Virgin Galactic motherships
Jul 06, 2021 (UPI)
The agreement calls for the first ship to enter service in 2025, the same year Virgin Galactic's first Delta-class spaceship is expected to begin revenue payloa...
China launches five new satellites
Jul 05, 2021 (XNA)
The satellite Jilin-1 01B, Xingshidai-10 and three Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D satellites were launched by a Long March-2D rocket at 10:51 a.m. (Beijing Time). This was ...
Second iteration of successful Vanguard Incubation Process approaches Summit
Jul 02, 2021 (SPX)
On June 15, a WARTECH pre-executive committee board finalized its recommendations concerning which advanced technology topic proposals should still receive cons...
Gilmour Space rockets ahead with new funding round
Jun 30, 2021 (SPX)
The Series C round, which includes US-based Fine Structure Ventures, Australian venture capital firms Blackbird and Main Sequence, and Australian superannuation...
After 60 years, nuclear power for spaceflight is still tried and true
Jun 30, 2021 (SPX)
"Nuclear power has opened the solar system to exploration, allowing us to observe and understand dark, distant planetary bodies that would otherwise be unreacha...
SpaceX launches 88 satellites on rideshare mission
Jun 30, 2021 (UPI)
The Falcon 9 rocket on the Transporter-2 rideshare mission lifted off at 3:31 p.m. EDT from Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. SpaceX confirmed a...
SpaceX launches first C-band television broadcast satellite into space for SES
Jun 30, 2021 (UPI)
SES, a video and data solutions company, said the satellite will free up the lower 300 MHz of C-band spectrum to ensure the company can provide video and data s...
Virgin Orbit launches 7 small satellites from jumbojet
Jun 30, 2021 (UPI)
The Cosmic Girl jet, a modified 747, took off at 9:53 a.m. EDT from Mojave Air and Space Port about 90 miles north of Los Angeles. Just under an hour later, the...
SpaceX postpones launch of 88 satellites in rideshare mission
Jun 29, 2021 (UPI)
"It looks like the [launch] range was a no go. There might have been an airplane in the area. We do have a backup opportunity tomorrow, but for today, that's go...
Sierra Space provides integration services for nuclear propulsion system for DARPA's Draco Program
Jun 28, 2021 (SPX)
While the primary mission of DRACO is to enable fast transit time between Earth and the moon, the development of nuclear powered spacecraft propulsion is also e...
NASA, Rocket Lab launch orbiter to help pave way for astronauts' return to moon
Jun 28, 2021 (UPI)
The unmanned lunar orbiter took off on top of a Rocket Lab booster from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula. The mission was originally set for Monday but was delayed...
Virgin Galactic receives approval from FAA for Full Commercial Launch License
Jun 28, 2021 (SPX)
The Company also announced that it has completed an extensive review of data gathered from its May 22 test flight and confirmed that the flight performed well a...
Student Experiments to Blast Off from NASA Wallops
Jun 25, 2021 (SPX)
After being developed via a virtual learning experience, more than 70 experiments built by university students across the United States are ready for flight on ...
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