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Flexibility and resiliency define Arianespace's performance in 2020
Jan 11, 2021 (SPX)
CEO Stephane Israel said Arianespace continues to demonstrate its flexibility in responding to both commercial and institutional markets, using the Ariane 5, So...
SpaceX Dragon capsule to make first of its kind science splashdown
Jan 11, 2021 (SPX)
On Jan. 11, the SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft carrying out the company's 21st commercial resupply services (CRS-21) mission for NASA undocks from the Internati...
SpaceX launches Turkish satellite from Florida
Jan 07, 2021 (UPI)
Liftoff occurred at 9:15 p.m. aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, which was about 45 minutes later than SpaceX had o...
Rocket Lab's to launch communications satellite for OHB Group in first 2021 mission
Jan 07, 2021 (SPX)
This dedicated mission, named 'Another One Leaves the Crust,' is scheduled for lift-off during a 10-day launch window opening on January 16th NZT/UTC. Encapsula...
SpaceX successfully completes first launch of 2022 from Florida
Jan 06, 2021 (UPI)
Five SpaceX missions may launch in the next month on the southern polar trajectory, flying closer to the Florida coast toward Miami than most launches, accordin...
China to accelerate Launch activity in 2021
Jan 06, 2021 (XNA)
In a report read at the State-owned conglomerate's annual space programs meeting on Monday in Beijing, the company said the most important missions in 2021 will...
SLS proceeding with Green Run Hot Fire
Jan 06, 2021 (SPX)
NASA conducted the seventh test of the SLS core stage Green Run test series - the wet dress rehearsal - on Dec. 20 at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. L...
Exolaunch integrates 30 small sat for SpaceX dedicated rideshare mission
Jan 05, 2021 (SPX)
This is the first dedicated rideshare mission of SpaceX's SmallSat Rideshare Program and the first of several rideshares Exolaunch is manifesting on Falcon 9 as...
SpaceX, L3Harris pursue hypersonic missile defense system
Jan 04, 2021 (UPI)
SpaceX and Florida-based defense firm L3Harris Technologies are competing and collaborating on the project, which is designed for the rapid development of a glo...
Russia plans more Proton-M launches in 2021
Jan 01, 2021 (Sputnik)
This year, only one Proton-M launch was carried out, putting telecommunications satellites Express-80 and Express-103 into orbit. "Next year, three Proton-M lau...
Launch of Long March 4C closes out China 2020 space plan
Jan 01, 2021 (XNA)
The 48-meter rocket lifted off at 11:44 pm at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gobi Desert, deploying the Yaogan 33 remote-sensing satell...
SDA awards contract to SpaceX
Jan 01, 2021 (SPX)
This award was made based on the Tranche 0 Launch request for proposal (HQ085021R0001) released Oct. 6, 2020, to which responses were due Nov. 9, 2020. SpaceX w...
Elon Musk's SpaceX crewed launches led space events in 2020
Jan 01, 2021 (UPI)
The launch of the Dragon Endeavour at the end of May with two astronauts on board, followed by the Crew 1 mission's successful flight starting Nov. 15, stood ou...
mu Space to push Thai space industry, planning to build its first spaceship in 2021
Dec 30, 2020 (SPX)
The private sector also plays an important role in developing the economy and stimulating investment in the space industry. This year, mu Space and Advanced Tec...
Long March 8 rocket makes maiden flight
Dec 23, 2020 (XNA)
The Long March 8, the latest in China's Long March launch vehicle fleet, lifted off at 12:37 pm on Tuesday from a coastal launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch...
FAA begins scoping period for environmental review at SpaceX launch site
Dec 23, 2020 (SPX)
The scoping period will help the FAA in determine the scope of issues for analysis in the draft EA. The FAA requests public comments on potential alternatives a...
China's new Long March-8 rocket makes first flight
Dec 22, 2020 (AFP)
The Long March-8 series is part of China's endeavours to develop reusable rockets, potentially lowering mission costs and paving the way towards commercial laun...
SLS team completes propellant loading of Core Stage during Green Run test
Dec 22, 2020 (SPX)
Engineers working in the Test Control Center monitored all core stage systems during the test as propellant flowed from six barges into the core stage in the B-...
SpaceX launches U.S. spy satellite; Falcon 9 first stage returns
Dec 21, 2020 (UPI)
The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 9 a.m. EST from Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The payload fairing separated about 2 1/2 minutes after liftof...
New satellite propulsion test facility to propel UK into new space age
Dec 18, 2020 (SPX)
The new centre will allow UK companies and academics to fire up and test state-of-the-art space propulsion engines at up to 1.5kN in high-altitude vacuum, an eq...
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