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Loss of Vega flight VV17 report issued
Dec 18, 2020 (ESA)
Arianespace (the launch service provider) and the European Space Agency (ESA - the launch system development authority) immediately set up an Independent Enquir...
Newest Long March rocket ready for debut
Dec 18, 2020 (XNA)
The first Long March 8 rocket was moved to its launch pad on the coast of the island province on Wednesday morning, the administration said in a statement, and ...
NASA awards launch services contract to Blue Origin for New Glenn launch services
Dec 17, 2020 (SPX)
The NLS II is a multiple-supplier, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle with an ordering period through June 2025 and an ove...
SpaceX aborts launch attempt of U.S. government spy satellite
Dec 17, 2020 (UPI)
The countdown stopped at 1 minute, 53 seconds before the planned 9:45 a.m. EST liftoff from Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SpaceX said it plans...
NASA Supports America's National Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion
Dec 17, 2020 (SPX)
The president issued Space Policy Directive-6 (SPD-6), the Nation's Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion (SNPP), Wednesday, Dec. 16. Space nuclear sy...
ULA aims for launch of new Vulcan rocket at end of 2021
Dec 17, 2020 (UPI)
The company had been aiming for the first Vulcan launch in mid-2021, but the timeline slipped for the first mission -- the Peregrine lunar rover being builkt by...
Haiyang helps assemble Long March 11 carrier rocket
Dec 16, 2020 (XNA)
The Long March 11 carrier rocket is assembled and tested in Haiyang, a county-level city in Yantai. Haiyang acts as a service port for rocket launches and has g...
Eutelsat entrusts Arianespace with the launch of its next-generation EUTELSAT 10B satellite
Dec 16, 2020 (SPX)
EUTELSAT 10B is scheduled for launch in 2022 on one of eight Ariane 5 missions remaining to be performed with the heavy-lift launcher. Arianespace, the European...
Another Aerojet Rocketdyne hypersonic engine makes history
Dec 16, 2020 (SPX)
The AFRL-Aerojet Rocketdyne team recently completed a successful series of hot-fire tests of an advanced air-breathing hypersonic engine under the United States...
ESA plans demonstration of a reusable rocket stage
Dec 16, 2020 (ESA)
The Themis programme will provide valuable information on the economic value of reusability for Europe and prove technologies for potential use on future Europe...
Researchers use origami to solve space travel challenge
Dec 16, 2020 (SPX)
The researchers have developed an origami-inspired, folded plastic fuel bladder that doesn't crack at super cold temperatures and could someday be used to store...
NASA awards contract for Global Hawk Skyrange program
Dec 16, 2020 (SPX)
The firm-fixed price contract begins Tuesday, Dec. 15, and runs through Dec. 14, 2025, with a total value of $70 million with no options. The Skyrange program w...
Universities prepare to launch experiments with NASA, Virgin Orbit
Dec 16, 2020 (UPI)
Ten small satellites, or CubeSats, on the mission are packed for launch as early as next week from California. Nine of the craft were designed and built by eigh...
Elon Musk's SpaceX in funding talks as it seeks to double valuation to $92B
Dec 16, 2020 (Sputnik)
Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX is in discussions with investors to raise another round of funding, and is seeking double its valuation - more than $92 billio...
DHL moves from Global to Galactic Forwarding
Dec 15, 2020 (SPX)
Together with the company's own innovation team DHL Customer Solutions and Innovation (CSI), the freight forwarding expert set up logistics to help the ION Sate...
NASA, ESA Choose Astronauts for SpaceX Crew-3 Mission to Space Station
Dec 15, 2020 (SPX)
The trio will consist of NASA astronauts Raja Chari and Tom Marshburn, who will serve as commander and pilot, respectively, and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, w...
NASA's ELaNa 20 Mission First to Fly on Virgin Orbit Launch
Dec 15, 2020 (SPX)
With the small satellites safely secured inside the payload fairing, and the fairing mated to the rocket, Virgin Orbit is gearing up for ELaNa 20, the Dec.19, 2...
Launch company Astra reaches space for first time
Dec 15, 2020 (UPI)
"Karman Line passed," the company said on Twitter after the launch, referring to what many astronomers consider to be the boundary of space, about 62 miles high...
SpaceX scrubs SiriusXM satellite launch from Florida
Dec 14, 2020 (UPI)
The company didn't say immediately what caused the halt, which occurred 30 seconds before the Falcon 9 rocket was to lift off at 12:55 p.m. EST from Complex 40 ...
Indonesia wants to lure SpaceX to build rocket launch site
Dec 14, 2020 (AFP)
"Indonesia has several areas located near to the equator," Jodi Mahardi, spokesman of Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Ministry, told AFP on Monday....
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