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Space Nuclear Propulsion Technologies central to future of Mars Exploration
Feb 15, 2021 (SPX)
NASA should commit within the year to conducting an extensive and objective assessment of the merits and challenges of using different types of space nuclear pr...
NASA assigns astronauts to next SpaceX Crew-4 mission to ISS
Feb 15, 2021 (SPX)
The mission is expected to launch in 2022 on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Lindgren, Hines, and the inter...
SpaceX plans new private spaceflight missions, first private spacewalk
Feb 14, 2021 (UPI)
Businessman Jared Isaacman, founder and CEO of the payments company Shift4, will command the mission, having previously he led the first all-private orbital mis...
SpaceX calls off Starlink launch due to 'unfavorable weather'
Feb 14, 2021 (UPI)
Liftoff was scheduled for 11:21 p.m. EST from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Base but the launch was scrubbed at the last minute and rescheduled for Monda...
One small step towards spaceflight in the UK as government publishes environmental guidance
Feb 12, 2021 (SPX)
A newly established consultation will also set out how the regulator, which will oversee all launch and space activity from the UK, should meet environmental ob...
SpaceX Starship orbital flight likely this year
Feb 10, 2021 (UPI)
SpaceX has not yet received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to launch orbital flights from Texas, and Musk noted Thursday that the company pla...
Ozmens' SNC Dream Chaser spaceplane closer to commercial runway landing
Feb 10, 2021 (SPX)
Dream Chaser, America's Spaceplane, will service the International Space Station (ISS) under a NASA contract in 2022; the vehicle will return from the ISS to a ...
Astra Space stock plunges after rocket failure during NASA launch
Feb 10, 2021 (UPI)
The company's stock plunged by more than 32% to $3.59 following the launch failure, but recovered a portion of that loss in subsequent trades. The plunge prompt...
ABL Space Systems to power first UK Vertical Satellite Launch
Feb 09, 2021 (SPX)
The project known as UK Pathfinder Launch is planned to be the first ever vertical small satellite launch from UK soil, from Scotland in 2022. It will also be t...
OneSpace launches another private carrier rocket
Feb 09, 2021 (XNA)
With a length of 9.4 meters, the rocket Chongqing Liangjiang Star flew about 580 seconds and traveled 300 kilometers above the earth. The test load was successf...
Private Chinese company launches smart suborbital rocket
Feb 08, 2021 (XNA)
The "Chongqing Liangjiang Star" OS-X6B, with a length of 9.4 meters, was launched at 5:05 p.m. It completed a flight time of about 580 seconds, reaching a maxim...
SpaceX Crew Dragon team to break US record for on Sunday
Feb 08, 2021 (Sputnik)
"They will surpass the record of 84 days set by the Skylab 4 crew on Feb. 8, 1974", NASA said. The Skylab 4 crew, with NASA astronauts Gerald Carr, Edward Gibso...
SpaceX to test-fire all 33 Starship booster engines Thursday
Feb 08, 2021 (UPI)
President Gwynne Shotwell shared a modest goal for the day, stating that not blowing up the launch pad would be considered a success. She was a keynote speaker ...
Astra Space scrubs first Florida launch a second time
Feb 07, 2021 (UPI)
"Unfortunately, we need to stand down from today's launch attempt," Astra product manager Carolina Grossman said during a live launch broadcast. The rocket's so...
SpaceX to try again to launch Hispasat Amazonas Nexus mission
Feb 06, 2021 (UPI)
The launch is set for 8:32 p.m. EST on Monday at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The satellite features Ka-band capac...
SpaceX delays Hispasat Amazonas Nexus launch
Feb 05, 2021 (UPI)
The rocket was scheduled to lift off at 5:32 p.m. EST on Sunday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. It was initially delayed by two hours as con...
Student Launch Teams Will Launch from Home Fields, Receive Awards Virtually
Feb 05, 2021 (SPX)
This year, in an effort to comply with federal guidance and help restrict the spread of COVID-19, these events will be modified to take place locally to each te...
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SPHEREx Astrophysics Mission
Feb 05, 2021 (JPL)
SPHEREx is a planned two-year astrophysics mission to survey the sky in the near-infrared light, which, though not visible to the human eye, serves as a powerfu...
NASA, SpaceX investigate Dragon capsule parachute openings
Feb 04, 2021 (UPI)
The return of such capsules was never in jeopardy, and the landing systems performed well during 24 cargo missions and three crewed splashdowns, SpaceX's Bill G...
Propelling satellites into the future
Feb 04, 2021 (ESA)
Today hydrazine is the most common propellant employed by thrusters aboard satellites: it is highly energetic in nature but also toxic and corrosive, as well as...
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