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Missile detection satellite launches from Florida
May 18, 2021 (UPI)
The Atlas V rocket lifted off at 1:37 p.m. EDT into a mostly blue sky from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. After just a minute into flight, th...
Rocket Lab mission failure blamed on possible engine problem
May 17, 2021 (UPI)
The rocket fell safely into the Pacific Ocean off the company's launch site in New Zealand due to an automatic shutdown triggered by safety systems, according t...
3D printed RL10C-X engine demonstrates full mission capability during altitude hot fire test series
May 13, 2021 (SPX)
The RL10C-X is the next evolution of the company's RL10 upper-stage engine and contains major components - including the injector and combustion chamber - produ...
First Ariane 6 fairing at Europe's Spaceport
May 13, 2021 (ESA)
The first Ariane 6 fairing has already arrived at the Spaceport from Europe. It is 20 m high and 5.4 m in diameter and is being integrated with a mockup payload...
SpaceX signs deal with Google Cloud for satellite broadband
May 13, 2021 (AFP)
Under the partnership, SpaceX will place its Starlink ground stations within Google data center properties, which can help the service support businesses requir...
Flying at up to Mach 16 could become reality with UCF's developing propulsion system
May 11, 2021 (SPX)
In their latest research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers discovered a way to stabilize the detonation ...
SpaceX to launch lunar mission paid with cryptocurrency Dogecoin
May 09, 2021 (AFP)
The satellite, dubbed DOGE-1, will be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in the first quarter of 2022, the Calgary-based company said in a statement. The ...
Rocket Lab successfully launches 2 NASA storm-monitoring satellites
May 08, 2021 (UPI)
The Rocket Like A Hurricane mission with two CubeSats on board launched shortly after 1 p.m. Monday from Rocket Lab Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula on the arch...
Protests over SpaceX contract put timetable for lunar return in limbo
May 07, 2021 (UPI)
The companies that are protesting the award, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and space tech firm Dynetics, have filed formal complaints with the Government Accountabili...
SpaceX successfully lands Starship rocket
May 06, 2021 (UPI)
Liftoff of the rocket prototype, SN15, occurred at 6:25 p.m. EDT at the company's Starbase spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas, about 23 miles east of Brownsville. T...
NASA identifies Artemis 1 rocket issues, plans another wet dress rehearsal for June
May 05, 2021 (UPI)
The test aims to demonstrate that the rocket can be safely loaded with propellant and practice the launch day procedures, aside from actually launching, to iden...
Virgin Orbit selects AVS to build key infrastructure for launches from Cornwall
May 05, 2021 (SPX)
Virgin Orbit's unique air-launch system launches satellites to space from a rocket carried beneath the wing of a modified 747 aircraft, giving the system unpara...
Touchdown! SpaceX successfully lands Starship rocket
May 05, 2021 (AFP)
The test flight represents a major win for the hard-charging company, which eventually wants to carry crew inside Starship for missions to Mars. "Starship landi...
NASA announces launch plans for new Dream Chaser spaceplane
May 04, 2021 (UPI)
The uncrewed, robotic spaceplane will be launched aboard a United Launch Alliance rocket from Kennedy Space Center for flights to the International Space Statio...
NASA sets mid-May launch for Boeing Starliner spacecraft's initial trip to ISS
May 03, 2021 (UPI)
The capsule, designed to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station, is set to launch on its second uncrewed test flight on May 19, company of...
Astronauts leave ISS, begin return journey to Earth on SpaceX craft
May 02, 2021 (AFP)
The Crew Dragon capsule undocked from the ISS as scheduled at 8:35 pm (0035 Sunday GMT). With the flight back to Earth expected to take six-and-a-half hours, th...
ISS astronauts splash down off Florida on SpaceX craft
May 02, 2021 (AFP)
The crew reported they were feeling well after their arrival back on Earth following a nearly six-month mission aboard the International Space Station, NASA sai...
NASA continues RS-25 engine testing for future Artemis missions
May 01, 2021 (SPX)
Operators fired the engine for almost 11 minutes (650 seconds) on the A-1 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, providing valuable...
Small launchers - big market
May 01, 2021 (SPX)
To ensure that German start-ups also benefit from this global 'New Space' development, the German Space Agency at DLR launched its microlauncher competition on ...
FAA Authorizes SpaceX Starship SN15, SN16 and SN17
Apr 30, 2021 (FAA)
Prior to the launch of SN15, the FAA will verify that SpaceX implemented corrective actions arising from the SN11 mishap investigation. For the launch of SN16 a...
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