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Astronauts arrive in Florida for historic launch Saturday
Nov 08, 2020 (UPI)
SpaceX's Dragon space capsule, named Resilience, is expected to lift off at 7:49 p.m. Saturday from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. The mission is i...
ULA postpones U.S. spy satellite launch
Nov 05, 2020 (SPX)
The company had planned to send the satellite into orbit at 5:54 p.m. EST aboard an Atlas V rocket from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. But doub...
Small rocket company Rocket Lab aims for orbital reusability
Nov 05, 2020 (UPI)
The California-based company, known for launching in New Zealand, is on target to tackle both goals this year, founder and CEO Peter Beck said in an interview T...
Isar Aerospace signs contract with ESA as first German company under ESA C-STS
Nov 04, 2020 (SPX)
"We are very happy that ESA starts to fund commercial space transportation initiatives, which are rooted and developed in and for Europe. There would be no Spac...
ESA signs first Boost! commercial space transportation contracts
Nov 04, 2020 (ESA)
Boost! - ESA's Commercial Space Transportation Services and support to Member States programme was adopted at Space19+ and an Open call for proposals under its ...
Rocket Lab demos new Kick Stage for in-space maneuvers
Nov 02, 2020 (SPX)
Shortly after deploying ten customer satellites to orbit, the Kick Stage's Curie engine reignited to maneuver the stage to a new inclination. While Rocket Lab h...
Rocket Lab launches 15th Mission - deploys sats Planet and Canon
Oct 30, 2020 (SPX)
The 'In Focus' mission launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula at 21:21 UTC, 28 October 2020. The Electron launch vehicle suc...
ESA lays out roadmap to Ariane 6 and Vega-C flights
Oct 30, 2020 (ESA)
Solid progress is being made on both Vega-C and Ariane 6 development programmes. Since March, some technical events and the COVID-19 pandemic have both impacted...
Sounding Rocket to See What Keeps Intergalactic Space Sizzling
Oct 30, 2020 (SPX)
The Dual-channel Extreme Ultraviolet Continuum Experiment, or DEUCE, is scheduled to launch from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico early on Nov. 2. Th...
Rockets need intelligence booster, say engineers
Oct 29, 2020 (XNA)
Cheng Xing, a designer at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology in Beijing, said analyses on failed launch missions have shown that some of previous pr...
UB awarded $8.5 million to improve 'hybrid' space rockets
Oct 28, 2020 (SPX)
The grant from the U.S. Department of Energy enables UB to establish the Center for Hybrid Rocket Exascale Simulation Technology (CHREST). The funds will provid...
NASA refueling mission completes second set of robotic tool operations in space
Oct 28, 2020 (SPX)
From October 19-22, RRM3 - with the help of the station's Dextre robot - connected an 11-foot long hose to a designated cryogen port while simultaneously using ...
All solid motors for Vega-C complete qualification tests
Oct 28, 2020 (ESA)
The solid rocket motors built for Vega-C under contract to Avio have all completed the hot fire tests to qualify them for flight. The first stage P120C, second ...
Defense Dept taps Texas A and M system to lead US consortium for hypersonic systems
Oct 27, 2020 (SPX)
The Texas A and M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) will manage a five-year, $20 million per-year DOD initiative involving many of the nation's top research...
Shetland spaceport boosts UK's plans for launch
Oct 23, 2020 (SPX)
Following a thorough process of due diligence, the UK Space Agency has confirmed that Lockheed Martin's plans to move its UK Pathfinder Launch to the Shetland s...
The Propulsion We're Supplying, It's Electrifying
Oct 23, 2020 (SPX)
But what if the most powerful propulsion system in NASA's toolbox produces less than one pound of thrust while reaching speeds of up to 200,000 mph? What if it ...
ABL Space Systems performs integrated stage test of the RS1 launch vehicle
Oct 23, 2020 (SPX)
Critical aspects the campaign included handling of the propellant tanks, operating pressurant management systems, and refining the stage arming and engine start...
SpaceX scrubs Starlink satellite launch for second day in a row
Oct 22, 2020 (UPI)
The aerospace company's Falcon 9 rocket was originally scheduled to carry 60 more Starlink broadband satellites into space on Wednesday, but poor weather pushed...
SpaceX scrubs Starlink launch until Thursday, if weather cooperates
Oct 21, 2020 (UPI)
If the weather cooperates, Thursday's launch will be SpaceX's 15th Starlink mission. Liftoff had been scheduled for 12:29 p.m. EDT Wednesday aboard a Falcon 9 r...
Mobile launcher arrives at Launch Pad 39B for tests, preps for Artemis I
Oct 21, 2020 (SPX)
The roll began just after midnight, and the mobile launcher arrived at the top of the pad Tuesday morning. This trek to the pad will help prepare the launch tea...
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